Bangkok Standoff Continues As Deadline Passes

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MAY 18: A Thai anti-government red shirt protester lets out a sigh as he watches people move tyres to extend their barricade on May 18, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters have clashed with military forces for five consecutive day in Bangkok after the government launched an operation to disperse anti-government protesters who have closed parts of the city for more than two months. Despite calls from the United Nations for both sides to begin talks, anti-government protesters in Bangkok have defied orders to leave their fortified camp, with 37 people having died and more than 260 injured since the military began its crackdown. (Photo by Getty Images)