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Thailand ends emergency rule in 6 provinces, but not in Bangkok
- Abhisit had imposed the order in April "to restore peace and order"
- The law empowers the military to take charge of security
- Human rights groups oppose it
(CNN) -- The Thai government has ended emergency rule in six provinces, but not in Bangkok, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva imposed it in April, shortly after Red Shirt anti-government demonstrators broke into the country's parliament, "to restore peace and order and to stop the spreading of false information to the Thai public."
Earlier this month, officials had said they were extending for three more months the state of emergency to 19 provinces.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/thailand.emergency.lifted/index.html?hpt=T2#fbid=kNWEOoZXZf7
India unveils $35 computer for students
- India: Connectivity to all colleges is key to achieving education goals.
- Officials say the price would gradually fall to $10 apiece
- The country's literacy rate stands at 65 percent
New Delhi, India (CNN) -- India has unveiled a $35 computer prototype as part of its program to provide connectivity to its students and teachers at affordable prices.
Kapil Sibal, the country's human resources development minister, displayed what he called a low-cost computing and access device in New Delhi on Thursday.
Arab leaders give OK for direct Palestinian talks with Israel
- Arab League, meeting in Cairo, gives an OK to direct talks
- Netanyahu responds by saying Israel ready for talks soon
- Abbas will decide whether to go ahead with direct talks
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Arab leaders gave the Palestinian Authority on Thursday the green light for direct talks with Israel, a move that prompted the Israeli prime minister to say his country is ready for the face-to-face talks as well.
"In response to the decisions of the Arab League, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says that he is willing to commence direct and honest talks with the Palestinian Authority within the next few days," the Israeli prime minister's office said.