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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Slideshow Video Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Nuts' anti-cholesterol effects stronger for some 10 May 2010 Germany backs euro package as market rally fades | Video 11:08am EDT Memo to boss: 11-hour days are bad for the heart 9:23am EDT Gold rises above $1,220 on euro zone debt fears 10:32am EDT UPDATE 1-Russia says eyes atomic energy cooperation with Syria 6:04am EDT BP tries a new Gulf spill fix, as slick spreads | Video 10 May 2010 Food-stamp tally nears 40 million, sets record 07 May 2010 FOREX-Euro falls as market doubts rescue package 5:51am EDT Global stocks fall as investors poke holes in EU plan | Video 11:23am EDT FOREX-Euro falls as market doubts rescue package 3:40am EDT Nuts' anti-cholesterol effects stronger for some 10 May 2010 Memo to boss: 11-hour days are bad for the heart 9:23am EDT Food-stamp tally nears 40 million, sets record 07 May 2010 Gold rises above $1,220 on euro zone debt fears 10:32am EDT Google's Android takes No 2 spot from iPhone 10 May 2010 "Sin within the Church" threat to Catholicism: pope 10:45am EDT A tale of adultery and green tractors 10 May 2010 Global stocks fall as investors poke holes in EU plan | Video 11:23am EDT Germany backs euro package as market rally fades | Video 11:08am EDT Overuse of heartburn drugs is risky: study 10 May 2010 Newsmaker UK's Brown offers to quit to save Labour Britain's Gordon Brown does not give up easily. But on Monday the 59-year old Scot announced he would quit as Labour leader in a bid to give his beloved party at least one more chance of remaining in power after last week's inconclusive election. Full Article Brown exit muddies UK government picture Factbox: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown No end in sight as Thai protesters refuse to leave Ambika Ahuja and Chalathip Thirasoonthrakul BANGKOK Tue May 11, 2010 10:25am EDT Related News Q+A - Will the stalemate continue in Thailand? 10:25am EDT Related Video Thai protesters make new demand Mon, May 10 2010 Thai govt awaits protesters' reply < 1 / 13 > View Full Size BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters refused on Tuesday to call off demonstrations that have paralyzed Bangkok's commercial heart and stifled the economy, while the government said it had done all it could to reach a deal. World | Thailand That leaves few options for ending mass protests by Thailand's rural and urban poor that have sparked a two-month crisis in which 29 people have been killed and more than 1,000 wounded in the country's worst political violence in 18 years. The anti-government "red shirts" accepted on Monday a timetable for a November 14 election proposed by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva but also set a new condition: Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban must face prosecution over a clash with troops in April that killed 25 people. Abhisit rejected the conditions and said the protesters should leave by Wednesday, warning that his government had the right to "take necessary action" if they refused to leave. "If the protesters want to enter a reconciliation process, they can't make conditions, they have to end their protest," Abhisit told reporters. "If they insist on these small points, it won't be over, either they accept it or they don't. The people have seen enough trouble already." Suthep, chief of security during the protests, went to the Department of Special Investigation on Tuesday to hear complaints filed against him by relatives of some of those killed, but the protesters said he must face formal criminal charges before they would agree to leave the city's main shopping district. "We are not going anywhere until the government shows they will take responsibility for the clash," said 39-year-old protester Panna Saengkumboon. "People lost their eyes, their legs and arms. Others paid for this with their lives." Fresh supplies including vegetables, meat and bottled water were piled up under a large tent in front of the shuttered Four Seasons Hotel, in a sign that the protesters had no immediate plans to leave. Disparate views among red shirt leaders, ranging from radical former communists to dovish academics, make it difficult to reach a decision on how to end the demonstrations. Some leaders harbor political ambitions and need to appease rank-and-file supporters. Others fear ending the protest now would be a one-way ticket to jail. Some hardliners advocate stepping up the protests to win the fight once and for all. Fuelling talk of a split, one of their most respected and moderate figures, Veera Muksikapong, has disappeared from public view for two days. Some red shirt leaders said Veera, who the government has tried to court in the past, has been ill. The red shirts, who broadly support ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, have been demonstrating since mid-March, at first demanding immediate elections. They say the ruling coalition has no mandate after coming to power in a parliamentary vote 17 months ago orchestrated by the army. More than 20 protest leaders face criminal charges ranging from violating a state of emergency to weapons possession and assaulting security officers. Some face more serious charges under terrorism statutes punishable by up to 20 years in jail. Red shirt leaders want the head of the government to face terrorism charges as well. "They are trying to force the police to formally charge government officials," said Tanet Charoengmuang, a political scientist at Chiang Mai University. "Essentially, they refuse to go down alone and take all the blame." ECONOMIC DAMAGE On April 10, troops clashed with protesters in a chaotic gun battle in Bangkok's old quarter. Twenty civilians and five soldiers were killed. "(Suthep) has to answer the summons and then we will call off the protest," said one of the leaders, Weng Tojirakarn. There are precedents for senior officials to face criminal charges in this way. Cases can then be bogged down for years in Thailand's labyrinthine legal system, but such a scenario could offer a way out for all sides. Government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said it was the Department of Special Investigation's job to handle all cases tied to the protests. He said the government "has done its best" to satisfy the red shirts' demands. The red shirts' campaign has paralyzed an up market Bangkok commercial district, where thousands of protesters remained camped behind barricades of sharpened bamboo staves and tires, and hammered the lucrative leisure and tourist sector. "Thailand has been an unfortunate disappointment," said Nash Benjamin, chief executive of Singapore retailer FJ Benjamin, which runs a La Senza and two Celine franchises in Bangkok and may close one or two of the shops. "We don't see any light at the end of the tunnel," he said. (Additional reporting by Ploy Ten Kate and Pracha Hariraksapitak in BANGKOK and Kevin Lim in SINGAPORE; Writing by Alex Richardson; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani) World Thailand Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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