BANGKOK - MORE than 100,000 anti-government protesters rallied in Bangkok on Wednesday in the biggest demonstration yet against Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, police said.
The deputy commander of Bangkok Metropolitan Police said that more supporters of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra were expected to turn up later.
WASHINGTON - THE crew of a US-flag ship seized by pirates off Somalia has retaken the vessel, American officials said on Wednesday.
Capt Joseph Murphy, an instructor at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, told reporters that his son Shane, the second in command on the ship, had called him to say the crew had regained control.
CASSELBERRY (Florida) - A WOMAN who fatally shot her son then killed herself at a shooting range said she was the anti-Christ and that she needed to save her son.
In rambling, teary audio recordings left for her boyfriend and authorities, as well as shorter suicide notes, Marie Moore, 44, apologised several times and said repeatedly: 'I had to send my son to heaven and myself to Hell.'
LONDON - DEFENDER Branislav Ivanovic headed two goals from corners and Didier Droga added the third to give Chelsea a 3-1 away win over Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. Meanwhile in Spain, Barcelona destroyed Bayern Munich 4-0.
