Thailand declared British former glam rocker Gary Glitter "persona non grata" Wednesday and threatened to deport him back to Vietnam, where he has just finished prison time for child sex offences. The 64-year-old was due to have boarded an overnight flight to London from Bangkok but stayed in the transit lounge complaining of chest pains.
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Agence France-Presse - 8/20/2008 12:02 AM GMT
Former British glam rocker Gary Glitter fell ill during the night, missing his flight to London from Bangkok after he left Vietnam on his release from prison, a medical official told AFP Wednesday. He was diagnosed with costochondritis, an inflammation of the ribs that causes chest pain, the official said. A doctor met Glitter in the airport, and he was apparently still in the international transit lounge, she added. Agence France-Presse - 8/19/2008 11:14 PM GMT
Former British glam rocker Gary Glitter fell ill during the night and was taken to a clinic at Bangkok's airport for treatment and is still in Thailand, an immigration official told AFP. "He is sick. Thai Airways took him to see the doctor at Suvarnabhumi Airport," the immigration official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Agence France-Presse - 8/19/2008 10:52 PM GMT
Former British glam rocker Gary Glitter did not board his connecting flight to London early Wednesday, an airline official told AFP, after he left Vietnam following a child molestation prison sentence. "He was not on board Thai Airways flight 910 to London, although he had a reservation," the airline official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Agence France-Presse - 8/19/2008 4:14 PM GMT
Former British glam rocker Gary Glitter was heading for London Tuesday after serving a child molestation sentence in a Vietnamese prison, and may not be allowed to leave his home country again. Glitter left the communist country late Tuesday, travelling to London via Bangkok, an airline official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. A British minister meanwhile said he would be "controlled" upon his return. Agence France-Presse - 8/19/2008 2:31 PM GMT
Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand said Tuesday they have agreed to step up efforts to mark the border around a disputed temple that has been the scene of a military standoff. At the weekend, up to 1,000 Cambodian and Thai troops pulled back from a small patch of disputed land near Cambodia's 11th-century Preah Vihear temple, suggesting that an end to the month-long military stand-off could be near. Other Regional Stories
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- Cambodian foreign minister eyes end to Thai border problems
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- Cambodian, Thai troops withdrawing from disputed temple: official
- Canadian 'swirl face' paedophile jailed in Thailand
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew into Kabul Wednesday and met survivors of an ambush that killed 10 French troops in the deadliest attack on international forces in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Sarkozy touched down at Kabul airport with his Defence Minister Herve Morin and Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and immediately took a helicopter to Camp Warehouse, the base for French troops on the outskirts of the city.
Agence France-Presse - 8/20/2008 5:47 AM GMT
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Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias has vowed never to slow down as he marks the 40th anniversary of a polyglot career that has made him one of the biggest selling Latino singers in history. His romantic ballads, along with the signature dark mane, perpetual tan and flashing smile, propelled this Madrid native from a reluctant contender in a seaside song contest to an international heartthrob with more than 250 million albums sold worldwide.
Agence France-Presse - 8/20/2008 6:28 AM GMT
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Taiwan's defending Olympic champion Chu Mu-yen and world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain stayed on course for a high-profile -58kg semi-final clash at the Beijing Games Wednesday. Chu, 26, overwhelmed Kenya's Dickson Wamwiri 7-0 in his opening bout to face Yulis Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republic in the quarter-finals on the first day of the four-day taekwondo competition.
Agence France-Presse - 8/20/2008 6:39 AM GMT
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew into Kabul Wednesday and met survivors of an ambush that killed 10 French troops in the deadliest attack on international forces in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Sarkozy touched down at Kabul airport with his Defence Minister Herve Morin and Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and immediately took a helicopter to Camp Warehouse, the base for French troops on the outskirts of the city.
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Ever since the online auction site eBay sprung up 10 years ago as a hub for selling just about everything imaginable, a handful of Americans has tried to sell votes, even though it is illegal. "Over the years, every time there is a major election, we have had people attempt to put up a listing. We catch them very quickly," said eBay spokeswoman Catherine England.
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