State of Emergency Declared in Bangkok

Fears are rising that Thailand's embattled prime minister will launch a military crackdown after protesters stormed the nation's Parliament and the government declared a state of emergency.

• Protests Rock Thailand
• Photos: The Siege of Bangkok

Geithner to Meet China Vice Premier

The U.S. Treasury secretary will meet China's vice premier in Beijing, a surprise meeting amid speculation that China is considering adjusting its exchange-rate policy.

• Geithner Plans Hong Kong Meetings
• India Real Time: Oops, China Did It Again
• Heard: Diplomacy Will Bring Yuan Reform

Development Banks Ally to Fight Corruption

The World Bank and four regional development banks plan to jointly blacklist any company that one of the banks finds guilty of graft or collusion.

Erdogan Calls Israel 'Threat' to Peace

Relations between Turkey and Israel, already at a low point, took a further battering Wednesday when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan described Israel as "the principal threat to peace" in the Middle East.

Crackdown Sought on Nuclear Material

A nuclear summit in Washington next week will seek stricter controls on the underground market the U.S. and allies fear terrorists and states such as Iran could use to build atomic weapons.

• U.S. Narrows Role of Nuclear Arms
• Opinion: A Fresh START on Arms Control

Korean Sailors Note 'Outside' Blast

The South Korean naval patrol boat that sank last month near the North Korean border was torn apart by an external explosion, surviving members of its crew said Wednesday in their first public appearance.

Germany Charges Two Over Iran Export

Federal prosecutors in Germany have charged two men with delivering to Iran embargoed tools intended to build missiles capable of carrying a nuclear payload.

Bruni-Sarkozy Quells Talk of Plot

France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, went on national radio to quench talk that an international plot was behind recent infidelity rumors within the presidential couple.

China Targets Mine Violations

China's central government launched a nationwide crackdown on safety violations in mines and other high-risk work places.

Norway Bishop Resigned Over Abuse

Norway's Catholic Church revealed that a bishop who resigned last year did so after admitting he had molested a child years earlier, when he was a priest.

Violent Revolt Ousts Kyrgyz President

Protests that left at least 47 people dead toppled the government in this strategically important Central Asian nation, opposition leaders said, disrupting operations at a key U.S. supply base for the Afghan war.

• Photos | Map: Kyrgyzstan Unrest
• Readers React: 'Democracy ongoing'
• PM Report: Kyrgyzstan Crisis Expands

Discovery Docks at Space Station

Space shuttle Discovery successfully docked at the International Space Station, its astronauts overcoming a rare antenna breakdown that knocked out radar tracking.

Spanish Judge Garzón Indicted

A Spanish judge who led the emergence of cross-border justice by pursuing South American dictators and Islamic terrorists was charged with having manipulated the course of justice when investigating atrocities linked to the Spanish Civil War.

Tories Face Test in Southwest

In the rural villages and seaside towns of southwest England, a crucial second front is opening up in the U.K. general election between the two main opposition parties: the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.