Thaksin Shinawatra, booted out in a 2006 coup, said he would return "by April at the latest" to prove his innocence (file photo)
Thaksin to face arrest on return to Thailand
Ousted and exiled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose supporters triumphed in a weekend general election, faces arrest on corruption and fraud charges if he returns home, a senior prosecutor said. More
Gruelling trek
A medical evacuation service warns that too many Kokoda Trail walkers are not physically prepared to tackle the long trek.
Fleeing Iran
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Forest pharmaceuticals
Scientists have been observing a group of chimpanzees that could help in the discovery of new drugs.
Children abandoned
Desperate parents are fleeing the poverty of Romania's countryside in search of work elsewhere in the EU.
Over the counter
In the UK, women could soon be able to buy the pill at their local pharmacy without a prescription.
'Self deportation'
A growing number of illegal immigrants in the US are packing their bags and moving on.
Dispatches
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