Muslim insurgency tops agenda as Mahathir visits Thailand

BANGKOK, Oct 24 (AFP): Malaysia's new leader Mahathir Mohamad meets his Thai counterpart late on Wednesday in his first visit to his northern neighbour as hopes rise that he can help prospects for peace in Thailand's violence-scarred south.Thailand's mainly Muslim southern region bordering Malaysia has been in the grips of...

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Rapper dies after falling from flying plane during shooting

OTTAWA, Oct 24 (AFP): A Canadian rapper died after falling from the wing of a flying plane he was walking on during a music video shoot, his management team said.Jon James, 33, died instantly in the "wing-walking" accident in Vernon, British Columbia, on Saturday, according to a statement."He had trained...

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Doctors repair unborn babies'spines

LONDON, Oct 24 (BBC): Two unborn babies have had their spines repaired by surgeons - weeks before they were born.The operations - which are the first ever of their kind in the UK - were carried out by a team of 30 doctors at University College Hospital in London.The babies...

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