Thailand was locked in political stalemate Sunday with demonstrators planning a fresh protest with their own blood after refusing talks offered by the government. Buoyed by a huge parade, the defiant "Red Shirts" said they would paint their blood on a white canvas, left over from the gallons they have splattered on the prime minister's house and offices during ...

Politically riven Thailand was in a stalemate Saturday as protesters, buoyed by a huge parade across the capital, refused talks with the government announced earlier by the prime minister. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said anti-government "Red Shirt" protesters had agreed to talks with a government minister, as they bolstered their week-long rally with a carnival-like convoy that police said swelled ...

Thailand's prime minister said on Saturday that "Red Shirt" protesters had agreed to talks with a government minister, as they bolstered their week-long rally with a carnival-like parade through Bangkok. The mainly rural supporters of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, dressed in their distinctive red, snaked through the city waving flags and honking horns in a bid to win over ...