Not sure what extra hurdles one may need to go through in order to play on US servers from some filthy third world country, but perhaps I can help at least a little.
For the basics, I recommend the
the official WoW websiteand here at Alla's. It really is a very simple game at first; does a nice job of warming you up to things quickly. So really, not alot of prerequisite reading is required, just jump in and play.
As for the most recent incarnation of the Asylumites, we are now known as Lunatics, and are based on the Shadow Council server, alliance side. That means that your main toon will need to be a pretty race in order to play with us: elf, dorf, gnome or human. We also have an alt guild for when the need to be a foul orc, troll, cowman or animated corpse arrises. It is called appropriately "We". Currently just about everyone has the power to toss out a guild invite, so you can simply type /who lunatic and /w some random guildie for an invite.
I'm sure there will be conflicting reports on what one needs to do in order to play on US servers from across the pond, but best of luck to you.