Belarus: Strikes against President Lukashenko continue

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More workers' strikes are due to get underway today in Belarus following Sunday's mass protest against President Alexander Lukashenko. It's estimated that at least one hundred thousand people marched through the capital, Minsk. Talks on the peace process in Afghanistan were expected to start in Qatar in the coming but have now been thrown into doubt. Sources in the Afghan government say the release of some Taliban prisoners is being delayed because of objections from home and abroad. Protests against the military's entrenched role in politics are gathering momentum in Thailand. In recent days protestors have become more outspoken on the monarchy's control over the military.