THAILAND

Yingluck, Thailand's first woman prime minister, was removed from office for abuse of power last year for her involvement in a rice subsidy scheme.

The country's government has in the past expressed unease about the sometimes unpleasant behavior its citizens engage in while traveling abroad.

The hearings against Yingluck concern her role in a costly rice-subsidy scheme that contributed to her landslide win in a 2011 election.

An investment deal between Facebook and Xiaomi would have been lucrative for both companies.

Beyoncé teased millions of fans Sunday when she shared what looked like a "baby bump" picture on Instagram.

Yingluck remains popular among the rural poor who elected her in a 2011 landslide, as does her brother, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

The British-based maker of Johnnie Walker and Guinness has decided to settle a dispute over taxes owed in South Korea.

Gurmeet Singh was jailed for life in 2007 for his involvement in a blast that killed 18 people, including the then-chief minister of Punjab.

The world's largest fast-food chain took another hit to consumer confidence as a piece of vinyl was found in McNuggets at one of its branches in Japan.

The pope continues on his mission to change the Vatican by picking cardinals, many from smaller, less developed countries.

The euro started the new year at 29-month lows in Asia after the head of the head of the European Central Bank fanned expectations it would take bolder steps on stimulus this month.

The strategic Black Sea port city gets ready for war, but the damage to its economy has already been done.

Markets were set for a cautious close to 2014 as worries about Greece's future in the euro zone served as an excuse to take profits on popular trades.

Thailand's military-backed government has ordered content it deems undesirable taken off the Internet.

Chinese tech titan Xiaomi isn't expanding into computers after all.

Most of the deaths were reported Tuesday in the eastern and central islands, including areas that were devastated last year by Typhoon Haiyan.

Rights groups are concerned that the suspects are scapegoats for a military government keen on protecting the tourism industry.

On Christmas Eve, the “Crazy in Love” singer posted pictures on social media from her recent trip to Iceland with her family.

10 years later, countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami have rebuilt their cities and left memorials.

Investigators are caught in a never-ending game of catch-up as hackers continue to diversify their methods and mask their locations.

A Chinese woman and her three accomplices were asked to disembark and were reportedly detained by police.