Filed at 7:29 a.m. ET David Longstreath/Associated Press Protestors from the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship near Bangkok on Sunday. BANGKOK (AP) -- Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters rallied in Thailand's capital Sunday to press their demand that the government dissolve Parliament or face massive demonstrations at key locations in the city. The protesters -- many from the impoverished northeast and north -- want Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections,...
Tens of thousands of Italians have been taking part in a protest in Rome's main square against the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The demonstrators, called out by the opposition...
The Afghan president has backed down and agreed to include two foreigners on the elections' watchdog panel, after concerns were raised over corruption. Hamid Karzai has reversed a decree which allowed him to appoint all five members of the Electoral Complaints Commission. Afghanistan's ECC was...
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed to let two non-Afghans join the country's elections watchdog ahead of September polls, a spokesman said Saturday after pressure from Western backers. Last month the US-backed leader amended a law to give himself full control of the Electoral Complaints...
The Chinese security forces have launched a "strike hard campaign" ahead of the second anniversary of riots and protests in Tibet against Chinese rule. Special police detachments are stationed...
(03-13) 04:00 PST Baghdad - -- Seizing on an early lead in Iraq's election, the prime minister's political coalition began reaching out to rivals Friday as partial results signaled a tight race that was unlikely to produce a clear-cut winner. It's doubtful that Nouri al-Maliki - even if he keeps his...
ATHENS, Greece - The Greek parliament approved new spending cuts and taxes Friday aimed at defusing the country's debt crisis, while protesters opposed to the measures fought with police outside. Prime Minister George Papandreou headed abroad to seek European leaders' support for his efforts. Riot...
LONDON - The euro zone has agreed a multi-billion euro bailout for heavily indebted Greece as part of a package to support the euro, the Guardiannewspaper reported on Saturday. The 16 euro zone members have agreed on "coordinated bilateral contributions" in the form of loans or loan guarantees to...
Thousands Of Anti-government Protesters Converge On Thai Capital Font size Print E-mail Share (AP) BANGKOK (AP) - Thousands of red-shirted, anti-government demonstrators converged on the Thai capital from the north and northeast Saturday, vowing to oust the government in a mass, do-or-die display of...
