7.20.2009

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Mumbai gunman, identified as Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab
The leading suspect in last November's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai switches his plea to guilty.

A US military review calls for the overhaul of the entire Afghan prison system, the New York Times reports.

Andrew Flintoff takes five wickets as England defeat Australia at the home of cricket for the first time in 75 years.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) talks to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in New Delhi, India, 20 Jul 2009
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Clinton Meets Indian Leaders in New Delhi

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a visit aimed at cementing a growing US-Indian strategic partnership

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Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left, speaks to the press shortly after being declared the victor in the previous day's presidential election, in central Nouakchott, 19 July 2009

Aziz Wins Mauritanian Presidential Election Audio Clip Available

Opposition candidates reject the results of the vote, denounce them as 'electoral charade'

An Afghan man waits for his turn to speak to his detained relative at the International Committee of the Red Cross Office in Kabul, Afghanistan (File)

US Seeks Prison Reform in Afghanistan

New York Times reports that a US military review has called for the overhauling of the troubled US-run Bagram prison

Thai Prime Minster Abhisit Vejjajiva addresses opening ceremony of 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, in Phuket, 20 Jul 2009

ASEAN Foreign Ministers Discuss Regional Challenges, Burma's Human Rights Audio Clip Available

Thai PM says Association of Southeast Asian Nations needs to be community of action

Neil Armstrong's first photo after landing on the moon

Astronaut Armstrong Remembers Historic Apollo 11 Mission Audio Clip Available Video clip available

First man on moon calls it 'ultimate peaceful competition: USA versus USSR'

Editorial, Opinion and Analysis

Now or never - the UN must act on Burma

(Analysis) As members of the United Nations Security Council debate UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s latest visit to Burma, the country’s opposition leade...

Tornado injures three in Rangoon

At least three people were injured, and the roofs of several houses blown away, by a tornado which tore through Rangoon's Thaketha Township at about 2:30 p.m...

ASEAN rights charter met with criticism

Even as foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are set to today approve the terms of reference for an ASEAN Human Rights Body, activists said...

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