Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in its 16th summit in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, April 8 with the upcoming elections in Myanmar as one of the top concerns.

An interim government has taken over Kyrgyzstan, following an opposition-led uprising that forced President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee the capital Bishkek.

Lawmakers allied with Prime Minister AbhisitVejjajiva climbed walls, as the protesters who call themselves the Red Shirts barged into Parliament.

Authorities said more than 95 people have been confirmed dead, most of them from the poor shanty communities that were buried in mud.

Just several days since suicide bombers attacked embassies in the Iraqi capital, terrorists struck again on Tuesday, killing at least 49 people when no less than seven bombs exploded near apartment buildings.

American soldiers stationed in bases in Afghanistan will soon be missing eating in commercial establishments after a decision was handed down that they are to be shut down.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown went on to ask permission from the Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to dissolve the parliament and set a general election on May 6.

South Africa’s police minister has assured that the security situation in the country is under control amid fears that the recent murder of white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche could spark racial violence ahead of the football World Cup in June

Anxious families cheered as rescuers saved 114 miners who had been trapped since March 28 inside a flooded mine in China’s Sanxi province.

An earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude at the Richter scale shook Baja California, Mexico late Sunday, April 4. There are no immediate incidents of major damages reported.