Thailand's appeals court has thrown out treason charges against nine leaders of anti-government protests. The court's ruling said the nine may have committed other "illegal acts" related to the protests, but the treason charges were groundless.
Protesters have been occupying the grounds of government buildings for weeks, saying the government is a proxy for ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra. The protests turned violent on Tuesday, when two people were killed in clashes. The Deutsche Bank swoops on Postbank ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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