Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) is an armed group operating in the border area between Myanmar and Thailand. It is fighting the central government of Myanmar for a greater autonomy since 1949. KNLA, once the largest of the groups fighting the government forces, is a shadow of its former self now....

Russia and Georgia are in a foreign affairs dispute over a Russian nationals arrest with uranium. Russia's foreign minister termed Georgia's imprisonment of its man for allegedly attempting to sell 100 grams of weapons-grade uranium constitutes as a "provocation".

Ford Motor Co. reported a huge loss for 2006 and the situation is apparently getting worse, at least for the next two years. Number 2 car manufacturer of the world nevertheless is confident that its strategic decisions will eventually out cast the loss and turn in to a success within 2009.

Present conditions in the Bangladesh-India borders are far from being normal. Several incidents have been noted recently in which the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) provoked conflicts with Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in different bordering areas between the two countries.

Afghanistan's economy is a weak one with a high unemployment rate. Decades long war and instability has blocked the Afghans from learning other tasks apart than their indigenous knowledge.

India is considered as a fast moving economy with good potentials in human development. Despite this economic achievement, desperate farmers in some region of the country are committing suicide with the hope of getting relief from their amorous debt and ill-fated life.

Lebanon's capital is burning. Lebanese officials imposed an overnight curfew after deadly clashes erupted between pro-government and opposition supporters at Beirut Arab University on 25 January.

It appears that membership of military ruled Myanmar in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has turned out to be a spike in the organisation's side, damaging its credibility and global image.

The US plans to get hold of Mexico's four major drug lords. This could lead to a new increase in violence predicts senior U.S. officials.