Tourists have returned to Thailand's beaches but, the resort island faces political strife and the global financial crisis.

Sylvester Rennie, lawyer for the Plain Truth newspaper says the government cannot arrest an individual for the action of a corporation

The spokesman for Namibia's opposition coalition says a court will Tuesday hear the group's dispute over last month's general election results.

Preliminary returns from Sunday's elections in the Comoros indicate the president's ruling coalition is heading for a landslide victory that could extend his rule. But some opposition leaders say voting was marked by irregularities.

The political crisis in Madagascar has deepened, after transitional government head Andry Rajoelina backed out of power-sharing negotiations and named a former military officer as prime minister. Opposition groups have rejected the move and say they plan to name their

Incident began Friday when armed herders raided the farm village of Udeni Gida.

Country facing a peak in its 18 years of humanitarian crisis

At least 28 others wounded in exchange between Islamist insurgents and pro-government forces

Five years ago more than 200,000 people were killed when a 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered a powerful tsunami across the Indian Ocean. The worst hit area was the northern Indonesian province of Aceh. Before the tsunami Aceh was closed off

The abduction follows the kidnapping of three Spanish aid workers last month.

In Nepal, Maoists have intensified protests as a 6-month long standoff with the government shows no signs of ending. The political impasse threatens a historic peace pact which ended a violent Maoist-led insurgency, and brought them into the political mainstream

The chairman of the mayor's association of Grande Comoros said results from the second round of parliamentary elections are scheduled to be released Monday.