A devastating fire tore through a pub near Lat Phrao Road in Bangkok's Chatuchak district late Sunday night, killing 27 people and injuring dozens. The blaze broke out at around 11:57 p.m. local time and was later brought under control by firefighters. (Pics/AFP)

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose 21st-century political odyssey sharply divided Thai society for decades, was released from a Bangkok prison on Monday after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for a corruption-related charge. (Pics/AFP)