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TOKYO (AP) — Toyota raised its global sales target for this year to 8.58 million vehicles, up 21 percent from the previous year, as incentives for ecological cars lift demand in Japan. (more)

When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won what many believed was a fraudulent election in 2009, protestors took to the social networking platform Twitter to organize demonstrations and communicate with one another. The effectiveness of Twitter in coordinating the movement led to the protests being nicknamed the “Twitter Revolution.” (more)

THAILAND is in the final stretch of a nail-biting election campaign, with only three days to go. A surge in support for the opposition party, led by the sister of Thaksin Shinawatra, former prime minister, has alarmed the ruling party and its military pals. What better time, then, to publish a book-length online exposé of the “invisible hand” in Thai politics? Armed with a trove of leaked American cables, a British journalist has done just that. The first two parts of his tale, entitled “Thaistory”, are available via his website. A third installment is promised shortly, with a final chapter to follow. (more)

PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — It was one long kiss for a couple — one record-breaking embrace for mankind. (more)

I was in Chiang Mai, a town in northern Thailand close to the Burma border where numerous pro-democracy and ethnic minority leaders are based, in the run-up to as well as following the first general election in 20 years in Burma. I was there to report on preparations, but the only story I got was about the Burmese people’s lack of enthusiasm and activity around the “historic” election. (more)

As everyone knows, Charlie Sheen had a wild night earlier this week (though really, it was just Charlie being Charlie) and had to go to the hospital as a result. (more)

Mel Gibson is taking a stab at saving his movie career with a comedy role as a tattoo artist in “The Hangover 2.” (more)

BANGKOK | Deadly bombings across Bangkok have evoked fear and confusion as the country’s military and police have been unable to keep the capital safe despite their years of counterterrorism training by the U.S. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the CIA sent word in 2005 to destroy scores of videos showing waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics, there was an unusual omission in the carefully worded memo: the names of two agency lawyers. (more)

The trade deficit peaked at 6% of gross domestic product in 2006. It fell during the recent recession to about 3% of GDP. While this decline has quieted those who support protectionism, and allowed the Obama administration to declare that there are no countries manipulating currency values, protectionism is never far from the political front burner. (more)

The Thai government has extended a state of emergency in 19 provinces, including the capital Bangkok, because of fears of renewed violence. (more)

The U.S. government agency that prints passports has for years failed to resolve persistent concerns about the security risks involved in outsourcing production to foreign factories, a joint investigation by ABC News and the Center for Public Integrity has found. (more)

LIMA, Peru (AP) — For all of his garrulous charm, Joran van der Sloot didn’t do himself any favors in his online interactions, where his generation tends to reveal a lot about itself. (more)

A Thai court issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on terrorism charges, accusing the fugitive former leader of fomenting two months of unrest in Bangkok that left 88 people dead. (more)

Leaders of the anti-government protests that have paralysed the heart of Bangkok for weeks have surrendered, after troops stormed their barricades. (more)

BANGKOK (AP) — The Thai government said Monday it would accept a cease-fire offer from a “Red Shirt” protest leader if their fighters end raging street battles and return to their main camp in central Bangkok, as the death toll from five days of violence rose to 37. (more)

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai troops faced off against die-hard protesters vowing to defend their fortified encampment in downtown Bangkok on Saturday, following two days of running gunbattles that killed 16 people and wounded nearly 160. (more)

BANGKOK — A renegade Thai general was shot in Bangkok on Thursday as the military prepared to encircle the barricaded encampment of anti-government protesters. (more)

BANGKOK (AP) — A major Thai hospital evacuated patients and suspended all but emergency surgery Friday after anti-government protesters stormed in to hunt for security forces they suspected were taking positions there overlooking their barricaded enclave. (more)

As a California State University Northridge associate professor, Kenneth Ng spends his days teaching students the principles of economics: markets, monetary policy, interest rates. (more)