Four decades after the CIA hired thousands of jungle warriors in Laos to fight on the fringes of the Vietnam War, men who say they are veterans of that covert operation are isolated and hungry.

Live performance of Gumby aka Pryce and Lila T at Trocaderos Night Club On February 08, 2008 for the Chinese/Vietnamese New Year celebration.

They might not be going as far. They might not be staying as long. They might not be going to the place of their dreams. But they are still going.

Sophal Stagg stopped in front of the villa built to house former leaders of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime and yanked a long weed from the ground. - "This is what I ate to survive," she expla…

VIENTIANE, LAOS: Authorities have announced a ban on all poultry products from Thailand, in the wake of the most recent outbreak of avian influenza in several countries in the region.

VIENTIANE, LAOS: Authorities have announced a ban on all poultry products from Thailand, in the wake of the most recent outbreak of avian influenza in several countries in the region.

The inflation rate in Sri Lanka has been reaching dizzying heights lately. It was 21.6 percent on an average in 2007. In November it touched an all-time high of 26.2 percent.