Thailand
Ex-Thai PM Abhisit indicted for murder over 2010 crackdown
Egypt
December 12, 2013
Ex-Thai PM Abhisit indicted for murder over 2010 crackdown
Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was indicted for murder Thursday in connection with a deadly military crackdown on mass…
Thai ‘red shirts’ prepare rally to back PM against protesters
World
December 11, 2013
Thai ‘red shirts’ prepare rally to back PM against protesters
The red-shirted supporters of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday they could take to the streets to protect…
Thai PM calls elections as 100,000 join protests
World
December 9, 2013
Thai PM calls elections as 100,000 join protests
Thailand's premier called a snap election Monday to try to defuse the kingdom's political crisis but protesters kept up their…
Protest-hit Thai PM survives no confidence vote
World
November 28, 2013
Protest-hit Thai PM survives no confidence vote
Thailand's embattled prime minister easily survived a parliamentary no confidence vote Thursday as opposition protesters kept up their fight to…
Thai protesters step up campaign to oust government
World
November 26, 2013
Thai protesters step up campaign to oust government
Nearly 3,000 flag-waving anti-government protesters massed in front of Thailand's Interior Ministry on Tuesday, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Yingluck…
Thai anti-government protesters occupy finance ministry
World
November 25, 2013
Thai anti-government protesters occupy finance ministry
Thai anti-government demonstrators on Monday stormed the finance ministry and threatened to seize more government buildings in a dramatic escalation…
Thai woman jailed for five years for anti-royal web post
World
October 2, 2013
Thai woman jailed for five years for anti-royal web post
A Thai court jailed a woman for five years on Wednesday for posting online comments insulting to the monarchy, the…
Thai embassy staffer assaults Egyptian woman
Egypt
June 16, 2013
Thai embassy staffer assaults Egyptian woman
A staffer at Egypt's Thai embassy launched a shocking physical assault on an Egyptian lawyer during a night out at…
Global travel industry gears up for Muslim tourist boom
World
July 31, 2012
Global travel industry gears up for Muslim tourist boom
An expected worldwide boom in Muslim tourism was reflected in the growing availability of amenities such as halal spas and…
Bomb kills 4 Thai soldiers in Muslim south
World
March 8, 2012
Bomb kills 4 Thai soldiers in Muslim south
NARATHIWAT, Thailand — Four soldiers were killed and one was critically wounded when insurgents detonated a roadside bomb in Thailand's…