Laos
WASHINGTON - For decades, Air Force Chief Master Sgt.
VIENTIANE - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil arrived in Laotian capital Vientiane on Thursday afternoon for a five-day state visit from September 9 to 13.
VIENTIANE - Indian President Pratibha Patil was to pay a state visit to Laos later this week, official reports said Monday.
PHETCHABUN, Thailand - Thai troops packed more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong into military trucks for a one-way journey to Laos, all but ending the Hmong's three-decade search for asylum following their alliance with the U.S.
