enlarge A soldier examines debris of a taxi that Nuamthong Praiwan slammed it into a tank at the Royal Plaza on Saturday. Nuamthong sprayed his vehicle with the words, “Destroy the country” and “Suicide,” to protest the seizure of power from Thaksin government. He was in a hospital after suffering broken ribs and injuries to his chin and eyes.
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Brazil's Gol Airlines plane missing near Amazon, 155 missing
Brasilla - Rescue teams Saturday searched for a Brazilian GOL airline Boeing 737-800 with 155 people aboard that went missing during a flight from the Amazon jungle to Brasilia, officials said.
A taxi slammed into a tank
A taxi driver was in critical condition Saturday after slamming his car into a tank in Bangkok's Royal Plaza to protest the military council that seized the power from Thaksin government.
US wary of army man as post-coup PM
WASHINGTON - The United States expressed unease over reports Friday that a former army chief had been chosen to run Thailand's government after the military ouster of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?