 |  | Sri Lanka's military says at least 25,000 civilians have escaped from a Tamil Tiger-held area after the army smashed a fortification. |
Diplomats walk out as Iran's president tells a UN conference on racism that Israel is a "racist government".
| | The father of a Slumdog Millionaire child actress denies trying to sell her in what he says was a "dirty" UK media operation.
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Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz told CNN the standoff is over, and everyone is safe
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Sri Lanka has accused the rebels of using civilians as human shields, while the Tamil rebels have accused the government of striking so-called safety-zones
Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, believes only dialogue can resolve nuclear crisis
The Niger native hopes to become a pediatrician.
Experts say Israeli-built satellite will allow India's security agencies to monitor military activities, movements of suspected terrorists
Apr 20, 2009 (DVB)–Police have told opposition party members who were attacked by a mob led by a government official that their assailants will not be arrested because government authorities have not permissed them to do so. - more
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| The inaugural Burmese professional football league is due to kick off in a few weeks. However, observers say it’s nothing more than a campaign tool for the 2010 election. |
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| Authorities on Sunday extended a state of emergency in Thailand's capital, saying efforts to restore security were still incomplete after anti-government rioting last week and a brazen attack on a protest leader. |
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| As NLD prepares to hold a special meeting next week, it must remember that whether or not it agrees to participate in the 2010 election it will still represent moral strength for the country’s powerless. |
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US President Barack Obama’s efforts to redefine American foreign policy in the post-Bush era could have significant implications for US relations with Burma.
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A combined force of Burmese and pro-junta Karen troops began a sustained assault on the Karen National Liberation Army’s Battalion 201 last Thursday.
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Burma is one of three countries of Asean to benefit from a Chinese financial package designed to reboot regional growth in the wake of the global slump.
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| Vietnam has announced an economic stimulus plan to help farmers who are among those worst affected by the global recession. |
A leader of the New Mon State Party (NMSP), an ethnic armed rebel group that has a ceasefire agreement with Burma’s ruling junta, was assassinated on Saturday by an unidentified... Over 2,000 Karen villagers straddling the Thai-Burma border are finding it increasingly difficult to survive, trapped in a war zone with a lack of food security and further victimized by...China, saying it wishes to see political stability in Burma, is tantamount to paying lip-service as it does not care for genuine change because its stands to gain with the...
Civilians 'flee fighting'
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