Thai troops fired at protesters on Saturday in a third day of fighting on Bangkok’s streets that has killed 16 people as soldiers struggle to isolate a sprawling encampment of demonstrators seeking to topple the government.

Anti-government protesters have said they will respond to the prime minister’s latest peace proposal to end Thailand’s two-month political crisis, by Tuesday. In a televised speech on Monday, Abhisit Vejjajiva proposed fresh polls on...

This is a very broad and brief overview of the past, present, and possible future of the South Asian city. It raises a number of points each of which can be discussed in much greater depth in future posts depending on the interest of readers.

British government has urged school kids to try oral sex in a bid to cut teen pregnancies.

A new study has cast doubts on the effectiveness of dental care products, suggesting that polishing treatment might wear down precious tooth enamel and dentin.

The Jordanian government Sunday handed back to Iraq 2,446 artefacts which Amman said were seized from smugglers after the US-led invasion of the neighbouring country.