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When she initially pitched the idea for Thailand's first lesbian movie, it was quickly shot down. Producers called the premise distasteful and said movie viewers would find the story line disgusting.
None of the drama-packed story lines coming into the Australian Open involved the Great Wall of China.
Caroline Wozniacki showed her fighting spirit Tuesday on center court and then dealt a knockout punch to the tall tale of the kangaroo that briefly upstaged her tennis at the Australian Open.
Andy Murray fondly recalls long family road trips from Scotland to England, listening and laughing to cassettes of irreverent Scottish comedian Billy Connolly.
China's most successful tennis player is just "three more steps" from making tennis history, a prospect that makes her mother very nervous.
On the morning of Myanmar's first election in 20 years, the woman who has come to symbolize the struggle for democracy in her country will rise at 4 a.m. to meditate.
Thailand's government will hold a special meeting to discuss the pros and cons of extraditing Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout to the U.S., weighing concerns about relations with Moscow and Washington, the prime minister said.
Under the shade of tamarind trees, the teenage students display their battle wounds.
Thailand's leader delivered a stern message to Washington on Wednesday that the extradition of suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout cannot be rushed and will only happen after the necessary legal steps are completed.
A manhunt was under way Monday in Thailand for a British kickboxer police say is believed to have killed a former U.S. Marine after provoking a barroom brawl on a tropical island.
A dentist looks down from his 20th-story apartment and sees a body on the pavement, blood streaming from its head. Bonfires burn in major streets that normally would be jammed with shoppers and tourists. Hotels are filled with soldiers and police, their boots and shields lining the hallways.
Yoga studios have canceled classes. Luxury hotels are turning away guests. Shopping malls and office buildings are shut down.
There's now more to Thailand's "Red Shirt" protesters than just red shirts.
Thailand's bloody political crisis has been scaring away tourists for weeks but took a new turn this week when some of the capital's finest hotels sent guests packing for fear of violence at their doorsteps.
Guarded hope rose Saturday that Thailand's political deadlock, punctuated by increasing hostility and bloody street violence, could be settled peacefully after protesters softened their demand for an immediate change in government.
From Dubai to Sweden and now Russia: It's been a busy travel week for Thailand's fugitive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra.
Populist former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra and his supporters denounced a court order to seize $1.4 billion of his assets and vowed Saturday to pursue a nonviolent struggle for what they said would be a people's democracy.
A smile spread across Justine Henin's face as she walked onto center court Saturday and the thunderous applause of 15,000 people swept over her.
One of Justine Henin's favorite moments at a Grand Slam comes right before she walks onto center court for the final, when the locker room is nearly empty and quiet.
Andy Roddick ended a tumultuous run at the Australian Open after a week that included a tumble, verbal scuffles with on-court officials and playing with a shoulder injury Tuesday before losing in five sets.
Being a tennis player in the age of Twitter and Facebook means Venus Williams can communicate with fans like never before.
That epic match in 2008, Lleyton Hewitt remembers it well.
Venus Williams beat Francesca Schiavone of Italy 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the Australian Open quarterfinals
Justine Henin is making her Grand Slam comeback with a new perspective on life and tennis.
Laos denied the U.N. immediate access to 4,500 ethnic Hmong who were forcibly repatriated from Thailand, saying Wednesday it would "complicate" matters but that international observers could visit later.
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