|
Thai anti-government protesters have attacked the capital's police headquarters as demonstrations against Samak Sundaravej, the prime minister, have continued to spread across the country.
30/08/2008
|
 |
|
More than one million people have been ordered to leave their homes as severe flooding sweeps central Japan.
30/08/2008
|
 |
|
Hundreds of riot police have confronted anti-government protesters in the prime minister's compound in Bangkok but failed to disperse the crowd.
29/08/2008
|
 |
|
Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand's capital have defied a court order to end their siege of the prime minister's office compound, saying they had a right to be there until government leaders step down.
28/08/2008
|
 |
|
At least 22 people have been killed in Haiti and the Dominican Republic after tropical storm Gustav lashed parts of the Caribbean.
28/08/2008
|
 |
|
Riot police in Thailand have surrounded Bangkok's Government House, where thousands of protesters are camped out after storming the compound to demand Samak Sundaravej, the prime minister, step down.
27/08/2008
|
 |
|
Anti-government protesters have pushed their way into a compound housing offices of the prime minister, just hours after they took over a government-run television station.
26/08/2008
|
 |
|
Two Western journalists have gone missing and are feared kidnapped in Somalia, residents and an official at their hotel said.
24/08/2008
|
 |
|
Typhoon Nuri has reached southern China, killing three people, after bringing Hong Kong to a virtual standstill.
23/08/2008
|
 |
|
Delaware senator Joe Biden will no doubt be eager to do all he can to unsure that he takes up the post of vice-president after the US presidential election in November.
23/08/2008
|
 |
|
Tuareg insurgents in the Saharan region of Niger and neighbouring Mali have decided to give up arms this week in favour of mediation, one of the group leaders have said.
19/08/2008
|
 |
|
Tropical Storm Fay has passed over the US state of Florida's Keys islands without major damage, but fears remain it could grow to hurricane strength as it hits land, officials say.
19/08/2008
|
 |
|
Florida has declared an emergency as tropical storm Fay moved across Cuba from the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
18/08/2008
|
 |
|
Thailand's prime minister has refused to resign or dissolve parliament, despite being under attack from even members of his own party.
18/08/2008
|
 |
|
Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's opposition leader, has proposed a power-sharing deal that would see Robert Mugabe remain the country's president, according to a spokesman for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
17/08/2008
|
 |
|
|
|
More in Arab World... 
