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Thailand
Plagiarism spat academic freed
A British academic who accused a Thai official of plagiarism, and whose name later showed up on a national security blacklist as a potential danger to society, said on Tuesday he had been freed after being held for four days at a Bangkok airport. Wyn Ellis, a long-term resident of Thailand with British and Thai citizenship, was freed late on Monday after he was detained shortly after arriving from Europe last Thursday.
Iran
Rouhani: Ready for Syria talks
Iran's president said on Tuesday that his country is ready to hold talks with the United States and Saudi Arabia on ways to resolve Syria's civil war, providing such negotiations can secure peace and democracy in conflict-torn Syria. Hassan Rouhani's remarks came during a news conference with visiting Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer, when the Iranian leader was asked if he would sit down and negotiate with the Saudis and US on the Syrian crisis.
Moldova
Pro-Russia parties support protests
Two pro-Russian parties in Moldova have given their support to anti-government protesters demanding a probe into the disappearance of up to $1.5 billion from three Moldovan banks last year. A hundred tents have been erected in a main square and people protested on Tuesday, two days after thousands called on the government to resign.
Myanmar
Campaigning for elections begins
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the international community on Tuesday to help ensure November polls bring "genuine political and governmental change" as campaigning officially kicked-off in the country. Some 30 million people will have the chance to vote - many for the first time in their lives - in the elections.
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