President Umaru Yar’Adua has died after losing his battle against a lingering illness that has caused him to take a leave of absence three months ago.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he would call elections on November 14 as long as the protesters agree to leave a section of the Bangkok business district that they have been occupying for almost two months.

The world’s oldest person is going to change for the third time in less than a year after 114-year-old Kama Chinen of Okinawa, Japan, died on Sunday.

The United States, one of the top promoters of the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, has more than 5,000 nuke warheads in its arsenal.

Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has issued a stern warning to anti-government protesters, saying that the government will do what needs to be done even if it risks clashes.

More than 120,000 supporters of the communist party called on Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to resign, vowing to shut down the country for days unless the premier gives in to their demand.

Reports said Xu Yuyuan entered the Zhongxin Kindergarten in China’s Taixing city on Thursday and attacked 28 pupils with an eight-inch knife.

Oh Eun-sun reached the summit of Annapurna on April 27 to become the first woman to reach the top of the 14 highest peaks in the world.

The incumbent President of Austria has been given a fresh mandate after winning national elections Sunday, April 25.

China’s State Council, the government Cabinet, has scrapped a policy that prohibits people with HIV/AIDS from entering the country.