Bangkok - Supporters of an anti-government movement seized a government-run television station Tuesday and forced it off the air in what they called their final showdown with Thailand's current administration.
People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters seized the National Broadcasting Service of Thailand (NBT) in Bangkok and have demanded Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his cabinet step down.
Police Tuesday morning threatened to arrest PAD leaders Sondhi Limthongkul and Chamlong Srimuang, but had yet to do so.
Earlier Sondhi called Tuesday "the last whistle blow" in their efforts to topple Samak's government.
Denver, Colorado - Michelle Obama stole the limelight and apparent affection of Democratic delegates Monday night, describing husband Barack Obama as a persistent suitor in their courting days who would carry the same kind of determination into the White House.
Her 20-minute speech, the headliner of the opening night of the four-day presidential nominating convention, aimed to raise the personal profile of a man who was little known nationally until four years ago.
London, Aug 26: Pakistan presidential hopeful and PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was suffering from severe mental illness till last year, as he underwent severe torture during his 11 years of imprisonment in the past two decades in different prisons.
He was diagnosed with a range of psychiatric illnesses, including dementia, major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Denver, Colorado - Democratic leaders adopted their policy platform Monday, laying out key platform planks on issues including pensions, health care and women's right to abortion.
The business was conducted promptly after the festive opening of the presidential nominating convention, which will end Thursday with Senator Barack Obama's acceptance speech to an audience of 75,000.
The platform passed with an enthusiastic yelling of "yes" by the 4,400 delegates at the Pepsi Centre in Denver.
With the singing of the national anthem and other patriotic songs and recitation of the pledge of allegiance to the flag, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean gavelled open the convention.
Permatang Pauh, Malaysia - Malaysians went to the polls Tuesday in a high-stakes parliamentary election after 10 days of heavy campaigning by its top two contenders.
Previously a sleepy-hollow town, the northern Permatang Pauh constituency captured the attention of the entire nation when opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim announced his decision to contest the seat left vacant by his wife.
Tuesday's election pits Anwar against Arif Shah Omar Shah, the little-known but popular candidate from the ruling National Front coalition.
Lusaka - Acting Zambian president Rupiah Banda on Monday declared as a public holiday September 3, the day on which the late President Levy Mwanawasa is to be interred.
The date, which also coincides with what would have been Mwanawasa's 60th birthday, is to be observed as a holiday "from now on henceforth," by the wishes of the Zambian general public, announced Cabinet Secretary Joshua Kanganja in nationwide broadcast.
Denver, Colorado - Michelle Obama stole the limelight and apparent affection of Democratic delegates Monday night, describing husband Barack Obama as a persistent suitor in their courting days who would carry the same kind of determination into the White House.
London, Aug 26: Pakistan presidential hopeful and PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was suffering from severe mental illness till last year, as he underwent severe torture during his 11 years of imprisonment in the past two decades in different prisons.
Permatang Pauh, Malaysia - Malaysians went to the polls Tuesday in a high-stakes parliamentary election after 10 days of heavy campaigning by its top two contenders. 
Lusaka - Acting Zambian president Rupiah Banda on Monday declared as a public holiday September 3, the day on which the late President Levy Mwanawasa is to be interred.
