A Thai political leader who helped topple that country's former prime minister was shot early Friday on the way to host his radio talk show, according to a spokesman for his political party.
At least 113 people, including more than two dozen soldiers, have been injured as violence in the streets of Thailand's capital continues to intensify, emergency personnel said Tuesday.
The "Land of Smiles" is growing grim as the political maelstrom in Thailand threatens to further erode the southeast Asian nation's battered tourism industry.
Thousands of anti-government protesters Wednesday called for the resignation of the country's prime minister as they assembled outside three Bangkok locations, including the house of the king's top adviser and a government building.
Some people travel so they can climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower, or ski the Rockies, or feast on rare delicacies in Bangkok. Not me. I think of the world as a series of fabulous flea markets, displaying each culture's best bibelots -- many of which can be had for a paltry few pounds or yen, euros, or dollars.
A Thai political leader who helped topple that country's former prime minister was shot early Friday on the way to host his radio talk show, according to a spokesman for his political party.
At least 113 people, including more than two dozen soldiers, have been injured as violence in the streets of Thailand's capital continues to intensify, emergency personnel said Tuesday.
The "Land of Smiles" is growing grim as the political maelstrom in Thailand threatens to further erode the southeast Asian nation's battered tourism industry.
Thousands of anti-government protesters Wednesday called for the resignation of the country's prime minister as they assembled outside three Bangkok locations, including the house of the king's top adviser and a government building.
Some people travel so they can climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower, or ski the Rockies, or feast on rare delicacies in Bangkok. Not me. I think of the world as a series of fabulous flea markets, displaying each culture's best bibelots -- many of which can be had for a paltry few pounds or yen, euros, or dollars.
Investigators posted photos of the unidentified victims of a catastrophic nightclub fire outside a Bangkok police station Friday in hopes that relatives would be able to identify them.
At least 59 people were killed and more than 200 others injured early Thursday after a fire broke out at an upscale Bangkok nightclub where about 1,000 revelers were ringing in the new year, Thai police said.
A Washington woman who hid a sedated monkey under her blouse on a flight from Thailand was convicted of violating wildlife laws for smuggling the monkey into the United States, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The ex-wife of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Bangkok Friday to visit her ailing mother, a source close to the family told CNN.
International flights to and from Thailand's capital are gradually resuming after week-long anti-government demonstrations at Bangkok airports paralyzed the country and stranded thousands of tourists.
Anti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's international airport have allowed more than three dozen commercial aircraft to leave for a naval base where some 100,000 stranded passengers can try to catch flights home, an airport authority spokeswoman said Monday.
Bangkok's two main airports remained occupied by anti-government protesters Friday but Thai authorities appeared to have backed down from earlier threats to end the siege by force.
After 17 hours, Kerri Gannon and her husband were still stranded in an airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, trying to find a way home to the United States after the facility was occupied by crowds of protesters and closed.
Thousands of tourists have been left stranded after two blasts at Bangkok's giant Suvarnabhumi Airport wounded four people and triggered its closure, dealing another blow to the country's travel industry.
The second grenade attack in three days targeted protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's compound in Bangkok early Saturday, local officials said.
Thailand's embattled leader struggled to keep the peace and his grip on power Tuesday after declaring a state of emergency that was openly flouted by thousands of protesters
Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency in Bangkok to restore order after overnight clashes between government opponents and supporters
The thousands of protestors camped outside the offices of Thai PM Samak Sundaravej are just getting comfortable. How long will the embattled leader play the gracious host?
In Klong Toey, a Bangkok district between a highway and the Chao Phraya River, families of four share motorbikes, street vendors sell residents pouches of food, and doors of homes are open to the outside. A salesman on a bike cart sells broomsticks, while motorcycle taxi drivers, dressed in orange vests, wait at a corner.
Oil prices hit a record above $135 a barrel before falling back in Asia Thursday, with supply worries, rising global demand and a slumping dollar keeping crude futures on an upward track
Security concerns and sympathy toward Tibetans prompted a Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, to withdraw from participation in the Olympic torch relay next week, a temple official said on Friday.
The Olympic flame arrived in Bangkok early Friday from New Delhi, India, where extraordinary security measures kept thousands of anti-Chinese protesters mostly at bay during a shortened relay on Thursday.
U.S. negotiators at a United Nations climate conference say steep emission cuts could further rattle the world economy, especially in the developing world
The Royal Trophy in Bangkok -- a match play tournament between teams from Europe and Asia -- has been postponed after Thailand entered a period of mourning following the death of the king's sister.
Thai police have arrested a suspected Canadian pedophile following a global manhunt launched when computer experts unscrambled digital photos allegedly showing him sexually abusing young boys.
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Thai authorities Sunday canceled major New Year's celebrations in Bangkok and Thailand's second largest city, Chiang Mai, after a string of explosions in the capital killed two people.
On the streets of Bangkok, Thailand, well-wishers gathered around army tanks and draped them with garlands a day after a military commander took control of the country in a quick, bloodless coup.
CNN is appealing for eyewitness reports from people in Thailand watching the apparent coup attempt unfold. The following is a selection of your replies, some of which have been edited.
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