In Udon Thani, crowds attacked and burned government buildings, and the city, like many places in the country, has been under a state of emergency.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

Hundreds of dancers and singers, many of them dressed in traditional costumes, strutted behind a marching band to Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium for the dress rehearsal of Friday's World Cup opening ceremony.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10