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Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra failed to report his ownership of Shin Corp shares in his assets declarations, when he held political office, according to a National Anti-Corruption Commission inquiry panel.

A recent opinion poll shows more than half of voters in four other major European countries back an initiative by French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy to ban women from wearing the burka in public places.

Under a new Utah bill, a woman guilty of criminal homicide of her fetus could be punished by up to life in prison. The legislation was approved by lawmakers and is now awaiting the governor’s signature or veto.

Thai prosecutors are investigating the deaths of three illegal immigrant Burmese - including two young children - who died when a pick-up truck they were hiding in was sprayed with bullets by Thai soldiers on Thursday.

After the Supreme Court had read out the verdict seizing Bt46.37 billion of his fortune, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra addressed his red-shirted supporters at the Puea Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok via a video link from Dubai.