Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the target of anti-government protesters who have blocked parts of Bangkok for weeks, has left the city and is staying 150 km away, her office said on Monday, without specifying the location.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for an immediate end to escalating violence in Thailand, urging both sides to engage in meaningful dialogue aimed at ending the crisis.
As Mexican troops forced their way into Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's main hideout in Culiacan, the country's most powerful drug lord sneaked out of the house through an escape tunnel beneath the bathtub.
Egypt's government has resigned, the prime minister said on Monday, a step likely to pave the way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for president of a strategic US ally gripped by political strife.
An inquiry has found that two members of the board that manages Australia's Great Barrier Reef have no conflict of interest despite links to the resources sector, Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt said on Monday.
Beijing called upon Tokyo on Monday to make the "security concerns of Asian neighbors" a priority.
Combined forces of the Republic of Korea and the United States began their annual military exercises on Monday amid signs of thawing inter-Korean relations.
The ongoing joint military exercises between the Republic of Korea and the United States will not impair the momentum for improving ties on the Korean Peninsula, analysts said, citing the fact that both Seoul and Pyongyang are showing restraint.
Beijing's pledge to support Iraqi reconstruction and boost economic cooperation signals its increasing positive role in the Middle East, Chinese experts said on Monday, as Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a rare visit to the country.
Ukraine's interim government said on Monday the country needs $35 billion in foreign assistance over the next two years and appealed for urgent aid.
Ukraine hopes the price it pays for Russian gas will not change, Acting Ukrainian Energy Minister Eduard Stavytsky said on Monday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that China supports the UN Security Council's unanimous approval of a resolution that "demands rapid, safe and unhindered access" to humanitarian aid in Syria.
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