Anti-government protesters massed around Thailand on Friday ahead of a march they hope will paralyze the capital and force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections. Authorities mobilized 50,000 security officers and set up checkpoints around Bangkok. Several schools closed in Bangkok and foreigners ...

Tens of thousands of supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra in trademark red shirts began to gather Friday ahead of weekend protests in Bangkok aimed at toppling the government. Around 6,500 protesters staged early demonstrations in the capital before dispersing after several hours while thousands more gathered in the rural north before starting their journey to Bangkok for ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters began gathering in Bangkok on Friday for what they promise will be a "million-man march" in coming days to paralyze Thailand's capital and force the government to call elections. About 40,000 soldiers and police fanned out across the city as several thousand red-shirted supporters of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra began gathering in one of ...