8.19.2009

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Aftermath of bombing outside Iraqi foreign ministry (19 August 2009)
At least 75 people are killed and more than 300 injured in co-ordinated blasts in the Iraqi capital - the deadliest in months.

Troops battle insurgents raiding a bank in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing three, a day before presidential elections.

Events are held marking 20 years since Hungary opened its border to the West - a move which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

In this video image, smoke can be seen rising into the sky, following  explosion near Iraq parliament building in Baghdad, 19 Aug 2009
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75 Killed in Baghdad Blasts

One blast Wednesday tore through neighborhood near heavily fortified Green Zone, covering it in debris, shattered glass

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Afghan counter-terrorism officer stands guard in Kabul, 19 Aug 2009

Afghanistan Tries to Assure Voters About Adequate Security on Election Day Audio Clip Available Video clip available

Taliban vows to disrupt process by attacking polling stations, retaliating against those who dare to vote

Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, South Korea's first space rocket, sits on launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, 19 Aug 2009

South Korea Postpones First Rocket Launch Audio Clip Available

Officials say launch will not happen for time being, without immediately giving reasons for delay

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North Korea to Send Delegation to South for Kim Dae-jung Funeral

Former aide to Kim Dae-jung says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il sent condolences to family, arranged for special envoys to attend funeral

President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, 19 Aug. 18, 2009

Obama, Mubarak Optimistic About Mideast Peace Process Audio Clip Available Video clip available

US President Barack Obama and his visiting Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, express optimism over possibility of moving forward on Israeli-Palestinian peace process


Yettaw Heads Home

By JOCELYN GECKER
John Yettaw boarded a flight home, ending an infamous journey that started three months ago with a secret swim to the home of Burma's detained democracy leader.

NEWS ANALYSIS

Pro-democracy Camp to US Senator: What Success?

By MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR
A rare visit by a United States senator to Burma—billed as 'successful' in some quarters—is winning little applause from sectors critical of the military regime that rules the country.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
It's very ugly that the person who caused the problem was released but the three [guiltless] people in the house remain detained.
—Nyan Win, Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer

OPINION

Garbled words; Naive Expectations

By KYAW ZWA MOE
You can be happy that Yettaw, an ill man, is not in Insein Prison, but mourn the day the eccentric American decided to swim to Suu Kyi’s rescue.

‘Humanitarian Junta,’ Says State Press

By WAI MOE
Burma’s state-run The New Light of Myanmar says in an editorial that the military regime respects the rule of law, humanitarianism and human rights.

Burmese Women Shot in the South

By LAWI WENG
One Burmese woman died and three were wounded in a shooting at a construction site in Pattani on Tuesday.

DKBA Chief Recovers after Operation

By SAW YAN NAING
DKBA commander Col Chit Thu recovers after medical treatment in a Rangoon hospital.

Survey Work Pressing Ahead at Hat Gyi Dam Site

By SAW YAN NAING
Preliminary survey work at the proposed Hat Gyi dam on the Salween River is pushing ahead despite opposition by environmental organizations, which say the project will create huge ecological and social problems in the area.
Arsenal to Offer Training Academy
By KO HTWE
The Yangon United Football Club plans to contact the Arsenal soccer club of Britain to offer a youth training academy in Rangoon.

USDA Secretary to visit Japan

A Burmese delegation led by the Secretary of the pro-junta civil organisation – the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) – will leave for Japan on a good will......

KNU to try and reunite breakaway DKBA

Serious confabulations are on in some KNLA battalions under the command of the KNU’s 6th Brigade, where ways are being explored to reunite with its breakaway faction...

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