Thailand's army chief called for the country's prime minister to resign Wednesday in the face of continuing political protests that have paralyzed the government and stranded thousands of passengers at Bangkok's main airport.

Dozens of people died Wednesday in Mumbai, India, in a series of gun and grenade attacks targeting hotels and other sites. A Washington Post reporter provides details from India.

Britain's famous shops are reeling from troubles in the country's banking sector and hoping that a new stimulus plan will provide a much-needed boost. Margaret Warner reports from London on how businesses are being hit by the crisis.

At least 78 people were killed and 200 wounded Wednesday when gunmen opened fire on a crowded train station, luxury hotels and a restaurant popular with tourists in a string of coordinated attacks in Mumbai, India's financial capital, news agencies

Thailand's powerful army commander, who has remained neutral in the conflict, stepped into the fray Wednesday, urging Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat to step down.

An internal memo obtained by The Associated Press says the FBI has received a "plausible but unsubstantiated" report that al-Qaeda terrorists in late September may have discussed attacking the subway system.

The series of armed attacks and bombings targeted several high-profile buildings in the coastal city, including the five-star Oberoi and Taj Mahal hotels, the city's largest railway station, a police station, two hospitals and a popular caf for foreigners, largely

Authorities were investigating exactly how the rapist was never called to account by neighbours, teachers, doctors, social workers, police or his extended family. The 56-year-old man was only apprehended when his daughters finally broke their silence.

Across the emergency room, a clammy-skinned patient who smells like a brewery curls into a fetal position on his gurney, recovering from a near-fatal combination of alcohol and pills.

Wo Weihan's final appeal was denied in February and his family was informed on Nov. 18 that the Supreme People's Court has approved his execution, Mr. Wo's daughter Ran Chen said.

Afghans don't understand any more how come a little force like the Taliban can continue to exist, can continue to flourish, can continue to launch attacks, with [troops from] 40 countries in Afghanistan, with entire NATO force in Afghanistan, with

Amid mounting misery in the disaster zone, at least 20 people were arrested for ransacking a supermarket in the hard-hit city of Itajai, where many streets were still submerged following torrential weekend rains, state media said.

Russia's first such deployment in the Caribbean since the Cold War is timed to coincide with President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Venezuela, the first by a Russian president.

U.S. death rates from cancer have been dropping slowly for years, thanks to earlier detection and better treatments.

House of Representatives was told on Tuesday that the Chinese authorities agreed to pay a mere N4 million as compensation to the family of a Nigerian, Ojide John Ekene, who was brutally murdered in the Guangzhou province of China despite

ACTION Congress (AC) said that the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Alhaji Nuhu Ribadu deserved the treatment he got last weekend at the graduation ceremony of the 30th course of the National Institute of Policy

The drama in the House of Representatives over the cars purchased for the standing committees is not about to end, at least not until the allegations of fraud dogging the transaction would have been exhaustively investigated. The House committee on

To guard against tax evasion by firms in the country and improve filing returns, the World Bank has embarked on a project aimed at creating a synergy in the operations of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Federal Inland

Three suspected armed robbers who allegedly killed a police Constable, were on Monday arraigned in Lagos.

World Bank is to facilitate collaborative partnership between the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to synergise the operations of the two agencies with a view to improving the integrity of filing annual returns and curtailing