Yingluck Won: What's Next For Thailand? -- CNN
The decisive victory by Yingluck Shinawatra and her Pheu Thai party was "a very strong punch in the gut" to Thailand's ruling elite and will in fact lend the country some stability for now, said one Thailand political observer.
The new reality for Thailand is that Yingluck's brother Thaksin, the former prime minister who was ousted in a 2006 coup, remains extremely popular, and that fighting the electoral will would be dangerous, said Roberto Herrera-Lim, a director at Eurasia Group, a political risk research and consulting firm.
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MIDDLE EAST
Syrian forces enter Hama, residents take to streets.
Iran facing early election as pressure on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad grows.
Iran to prosecute 26 American officials, MP says.
Iraq military cracks down on militias, arms smuggling.
Palestinian Authority faces budget crisis.
U.S. proposal to relocate 3,000 Iranian dissidents rebuffed.
ASIA
Thailand's military accepts sweeping election win. Thai PM-elect Yingluck Shinawatra 'to form coalition'.
China presses Japan over sea row as Tokyo voices concern.
Hundreds of Afghan-based militants launch raid into Pakistan.
UK soldier missing in Afghanistan.
AFRICA
Saif Gaddafi: 'my father will not leave Libya'.
Witness: Sudan's two capitals already worlds apart. Southern Party warns of civil war over border tensions.
Egypt: Explosion hits gas pipeline in northern Sinai.
Morocco vote on King Mohammed's reforms 'corrupt'.
EUROPE
Greece crisis: S&P warns of debt default.
Nearly 400 protesters arrested in Belarus.
French left sees Strauss-Kahn election bid unlikely.
Princess Charlene of Monaco 'tried to flee three times'.
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb general, led from court.
AMERICAS
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Mexico votes, with all eyes on 2012 presidential election.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn accuser could face perjury charges.
Prince William, Kate undeterred by Quebec protests.
July 4 warning: Texas says don't go to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Texas warns US tourists against travel to Nuevo Laredo.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
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Ex-militant: Pakistan supports terror groups.
No specific Al Qaeda threat to defense contractor, lawmaker says.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
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British website owners targeted by US anti-piracy officials.
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