An anti-Thaksin protester waves a Thai flag during a rally in Bangkok. Thousands gathered in the shadow of Thailand's royal palace as opponents of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a victory rally after forcing him to step aside.(AFP/Bay Ismoyo)

Wannapovn Khempetch, 6, climbs up the barricade during a rally against Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Sanam Luang in Bangkok April 7, 2006. Shinawatra resigned this week to try to defuse a constitutional crisis sparked by an opposition election boycott, although there are few signs of the deadlock ending any day soon. The cloth on the girl's head reads: 'Save the country'. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang