take that gamble

. Thai officials say that Burmese officers will be invited to attend next year's Cobra Gold military exercise, which involves thousands of troops from the US, Thailand and other countries from the region.

The United Nations and the African Union are planning to open permanent offices in the Malian capital Bamako to coordinate actions in the north of the country which has been taken over by Islamist forces. The announcement was made at a meeting in Bamako where international leaders are discussing the crisis. The UN Security Council last week adopted the resolution paving the way for international military intervention in the north.

A member of the British government has resigned after failing to

shake off

accusation his sworn at a police officer. The Conservative Minister Andrew Mitchell admitted in his resignation letter that used bad language towards officers. Robert Sin reports.

Andrew Mitchell has alleged of sworn police officers at the gates to Downing Street and called them plebs after they refused open the gates for his bike last month. The incident leads the cause for Mr. Mitchell's resignations and accusations that was evidence of the government dominated by the upper classes and its arrogant attitude to everyone else. Over the last few weeks that seen Mr. Mitchell survive the

barrage

of criticism from within his own party, from the opposition and from the media. But Mr. Mitchell has clearly decided his continuing presence is an embarrassment to the Prime Minister David Cameron.