Bangkok  - A popular Myanmar comedian known for his criticism and satire of the country's military junta and more recently for his relief work among its cyclone victims has been arrested, a magazin

Taipei  - Taiwan's foreign minister Thursday came under fire from pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) over his recent decision to drop the island's politically sensitive Taiwan titl

Cape Town  - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Thursday described the political and economic turmoil in Zimbabwe as a "big embarrassment" for Africa.

Riga  - The Latvian parliament on Thursday rejected constitutional amendments, giving voters a right to call for snap elections, forcing the small Baltic EU nation to hold a referendum on the issue