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For centuries, Thai soldiers have covered their bodies in protective tattoos called Sak Yant. Today, people from around the globe are flocking to master artists to be inked with designs that some believe can protect them from bullets and rid them of vices.

Philanthropist, politician and former cricket superstar Imran Khan has been in hiding since Musharraf declared emergency rule. But Khan hopes to channel the political anger of thousands of students Wednesday when he emerges from hiding to lead a student rally at Punjab University.

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Tensions increase along the Israeli-Syrian border. After an Israeli air strike in Syria last month, Israel has increased its military presence in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's new autobiography has just been published. Titled My Grandfather's Son, it covers his life up to his swearing in as a member of the high court.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hospitalized for "extreme exhaustion, a day after announcing he would step down. Abe, 52, was to remain hospitalized for at least three or four days, his doctors say, leaving the care of his scandal-scarred government with his top deputy, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kaoru Yosano.

Having finally announced his presidential candidacy, Fred Thompson begins a four-state campaign swing in Iowa, a key primary state. The actor and former senator was on everyone's mind during Wednesday night's Republican debate in New Hampshire — which Thompson skipped.

Embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales steps down after months of controversy surrounding the firing of federal prosecutors.

John Burdett's Bangkok is far more than the bizarre murders, corrupt cops and big-hearted bar girls of his novels. It's also the city as a living breathing, thing.

The Democratic presidential candidates battle in front of 17,000 union activists in Soldier Field in Chicago. The meeting of candidates - dubbed a forum, not a debate -was sponsored by the AFL-CIO, and it concentrated on labor issues.