World Update from BBC News
Huge opposition rally in ThailandTens of thousands of anti-government protesters gather in Bangkok to press the Thai government to step down.US and Russia 'near' nuclear dealRussia and the US are close to concluding a new nuclear disarmament treaty, officials in Washington and Moscow say.Bloodshed blights Acapulco resortThirteen people die, four of whom are beheaded, in drug-related violence at the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco.Tamils drop statehood demandThe Sri Lankan political party closest to the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels drops a demand for a separate Tamil homeland.Cocaine found in Colombia artworkColombian police find 16kg (35lb) of cocaine inside replicas of sculptures by artist Fernando Botero being shipped to Spain.
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