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A barely-healed Thailand goes to the polls

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Sunday's parliamentary elections run the risk of reviving tensions in the country, a year after violent street protests left 90 dead.

Only one outcome appears clear as Thailand goes to the polls Sunday: the risk of violence no matter who wins.

Buried bombs take increasingly deadly toll on Afghan civilians

Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Thirty are killed within 48 hours as the fighting season escalates. The United Nations says May was the deadliest month in five years for noncombatants.

Buried bombs killed 30 Afghans in a 48-hour span, in the latest grim illustration of the dangers faced by civilians as the season's fighting heats up.