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AP WAS THERE: When Thailand's Bhumibol became king in 1946

10 years ago
EDITOR'S NOTE — Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch who died at age 88, ascended to the throne in 1946 after the mysterious death of his 20-year-old brother pitched the Southeast Asian country then known as Siam into shock and one year of mourning.

Colombia extends ceasefire with rebels

10 years ago
President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Thursday that he is extending a ceasefire with Colombia's largest rebel movement in a bid to give more time to efforts to save a peace deal rejected by voters.

Assad says Aleppo to serve as springboard for liberation

10 years ago
Syrian President Bashar Assad says victory in Aleppo would provide his army a springboard from which to liberate other areas of the country from "terrorists." In an interview with the Russian media outlet Komsomolskaya Pravda released Thursday, Assad said Aleppo was effectively no longer Syria's industrial capital but taking back the city would provide important political and strategic gains for his regime.
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