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Thai police fire tear gas against crowd (AP)
07 10 2008

A riot police officer fires a tear gas shell at anti-government protesters in front of parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Police fired tear gas Tuesday at several thousand demonstrators attempting to block access by lawmakers to the Parliament building in the Thai capital. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

AP - Riot police using tear gas clashed Tuesday with several thousand protesters who barricaded Parliament while trying to block Thailand's new prime minister from delivering his first policy speech to lawmakers. Scores of protesters were injured.

China vows overhaul of "chaotic" milk industry (AP)
07 10 2008

Chinese laboratory technicians test samples of Chinese milk products at a laboratory in Mengniu Dairy production base in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008. China's food safety watchdog said Sunday no traces of the industrial chemical melamine were found in new tests of milk powder sold domestically, as officials sought to restore public trust in milk supplies. (AP Photo/EyePress)

AP - China's Cabinet vowed a complete overhaul of the scandal-ridden dairy industry Monday, pledging to inspect every link from the farm to the dinner table to try to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products.

Pakistan to deport all Afghans from tribal region (AP)
07 10 2008

Pakistani demonstrators shouts slogans as they burn a U.S. flag during a protest rally in Multan, Pakistan, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. Pakistan insisted Monday it has not made a deal allowing the U.S. to fire missiles at militant hide-outs in Pakistani territory after The Wall Street Journal quoted President Asif Ali Zardari as suggesting otherwise. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)

AP - Pakistan ordered the deportation of about 50,000 Afghan refugees in an insurgency-wracked tribal region amid a major military offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban fighters.

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