The deepening notes of disenchantment with Barack Obama now issuing from commentators across the political spectrum were predictable. So, too, were the charges from some of the president's earliest enthusiasts about his failure to reflect a powerful sense of urgency about the oil spill.

The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok is offering to evacuate family members of its staff in the volatile Thai capital and has issued a travel warning advising American citizens to stay away.

A rogue army commander leading a militant group of opposition protesters was shot in the head Thursday as Thai army and police forces began blockading the site of weeks-long antigovernment rally in Bangkok's main shopping district.

Whether keeping rapacious colonial powers at bay, averting political violence or settling family squabbles, Thais have earned a reputation for deft diplomacy, thwarting confrontation and achieving compromise, or as they proudly say, "bending with the wind like bamboo."

Barricades of tyres and sharpened bamboo sticks mark the perimeter of a sprawling protest camp in central Bangkok that has become a no-go area for police but an unexpected tourist attraction.

Thailand's antigovernment Red Shirt protesters vowed to launch another massive street protest on Wednesday aimed at toppling beleaguered Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, while Thailand's foreign minister told an academic seminar in the U.S. that Thailand needs to provide more of a voice for its large rural population

A populist backlash against China’s trade policies is spreading from the industrial heartland to Capitol Hill, with politicians in both parties pressuring President Barack Obama to jettison caution and crack down on Beijing.

A consumer group this week formally requested access to e-mails exchanged between White House Internet policy chief Andrew McLaughlin and his former employer, Google.

Disruptions suffered by Google Inc.'s Chinese search service show how vulnerable it remains to the country's Internet police - a threat industry executives said is likely to drive users and advertisers in the mainland away.

The website prachatai.com’s popularity shot up after the September 2006 coup d’etat that removed then-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who continues to be the most divisive figure in Thailand today.

China Business News cites a source close to Google China as saying the company may pull out of the country on April 10, and may announce details of its exit strategy as soon as Monday.

WASHINGTON — The United States said Monday it could not predict when it would resume full military ties with Indonesia, as it laid out the details of President Barack Obama's trip to Jakarta and Bali next week.