BANGKOK, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Somchai Wongsawat, brother-in-law of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Wednesday was chosen prime minister by Parliament.

BANGKOK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Thailand's Supreme Court Tuesday issued a new arrest warrant for ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the midst of political turmoil in the country.

BANGKOK, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The Thai government lifted a 2-week-old state of emergency in Bangkok as the country prepared to pick the next prime minister to succeed Samak Sundaravej.

BANGKOK, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Aides say former Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will not seek to regain the post he lost over accepting payment for hosting cooking shows.

BANGKOK, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, sacked by a court for appearing on a TV cooking show, accepted his party's decision to re-nominate him, sources said.

BANGKOK, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Beleaguered Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej was ordered by a constitutional court Tuesday to step down for hosting a cooking show while in office.

BANGKOK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who has imposed a state of emergency in Bangkok amid mounting political pressure, said Thursday he won't resign.

BANGKOK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Thai officials say they are seeking to shut down hundreds of Internet Web sites as part of their state of emergency decree to counter anti-government protests.

BANGKOK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Dozens of Thai state labor unions planned to strike and curtail utility services as the capital Bangkok was brought under a state of emergency Tuesday.