Leaders of China, Japan and South Korea left their annual summit meeting divided on how to deal with North Korea's alleged sinking of a South Korean warship.
Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, in a charm offensive following the worst political violence in modern Thai history, said he will invite people from across the political spectrum to find ways to bridge the country's economic and social gaps.
BP said its latest effort to plug a mile-deep oil and gas gusher in the Gulf of Mexico with drilling fluids has failed in stemming the flow of hydrocarbons.
