Thai citizens cast their votes in Sunday's general election, though polling in a few constituencies of the capital city and in most southern provinces was called off due to unrest caused by anti-government protesters.
Cambodian security forces fired smoke bombs to disperse protesters in the capital Monday morning, national military police spokesman Kheng Tito said.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to work toward an "immediate" de-escalation in standoff between protesters and security forces in the capital city of Kiev.
Unarmed policemen and army troops were deployed in the compound of the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand in the heart of the capital city on Tuesday to keep out anti-government protesters.
The "Bangkok shutdown" led by anti- government protesters has affected more than 2 million people in the capital, the local media said here on Monday.
The police in Turkey's Istanbul fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to disperse more than 10,000 anti-government protesters on Sunday.
More than 100 police officers were injured in a clash Saturday with protesters opposed to the eviction of a left-wing cultural center in the northern German port city of Hamburg, local media reported.
The Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday withdrew again from the trial of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) chief Mohamed Badie and his two deputies, Khairat al-Shater and Rashad Bayoumi, for allegedly killing protesters in July, citing disorder in the courtroom, official news agency MENA reported.
Thai anti-government protesters stopped a two-days street unrest in the heart of the capital as police allowed them to enter the compounds of the Government House and the metropolitan police headquarters on Tuesday.
Thailand's anti-government protesters gave Sunday night an two-day ultimatum to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to return power to the people, which suggested the resignation of the lady premier and dissolution of the Lower House.
Anti-government Thai protesters laid siege at the headquarters of government agencies in the Thai capital on Wednesday as arrest warrants have been issued for former deputy premier Suthep Thaugsuban and several others who have organized the protests.
Thousands of anti-government protesters led by former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban simultaneously demonstrated at varied government premises and mainstream TV stations in the Thai capital on Monday in a sustained bid to put an end to the alleged "Thaksin's rule" carried out by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Tuesday continued their talks aimed at finding a way to break through political stalemate.
The Brazilian police evicted Tuesday a group of protesters who have been camping outside the governor's residence in Rio de Janeiro state for 10 days, local media reported.
At least 29 people were injured in police crackdown on protesters in Taksim square on Saturday evening, the Istanbul Governor's office said.
The White House said on Tuesday that it welcomed Turkey's apology for use of excessive force to crack down protesters.
Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler said on Sunday that more than 1,700 people have been arrested in the demonstrations sweeping the country over the past days.
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