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Cambodian PM Hun Sen and former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra in Phnom Penh (10 November 2009)
Cambodia and Thailand expel staff
Cambodia and Thailand each expel a top embassy diplomat, in a row over former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
Diplomatic spat over role
Key points in dispute

Alleged black jail victim waits to talk to police in Beijing China 'running illegal prisons'
China is running unlawful detention centres in which its citizens can be kept for months, Human Rights Watch says.

Hillary Clinton speaks at a news conference in Manila, the Philippines - 12 November 2009 Clinton vows Philippines support
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledges continued US support for the Philippines' fight against Islamist militants.

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