 |  | The US and Britain voice anger over the jubilant welcome home for the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. |
Crowds greet Megrahi in Libya| Afghan President Hamid Karzai's campaign says he has enough votes for a majority, but his main rival also claims victory. | | Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon are to join a coalition against Google's efforts to scan millions of books for a huge virtual library. |
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Karzai, Abdullah Both Claim Victory in Afghanistan Election
Independent Election Committee refuses to confirm either claim, urging candidates to wait for release of official results
Lockerbie Bomber Released From Prison
Former Libyan intelligence agent Abdelbaset Ali Mohmeit al-Megrahi dying of prostate cancer, but news of release sparks very mixed reactions
Iraq Detains 11 Security Officers After Baghdad Carnage
Iraqi officials raise death toll at least 100, say security officers should have prevented trucks of the sort that exploded Wednesday from approaching government ministries
Obama Promotes Health Reform on Conservative Radio
President spoke directly with listeners of a nationally-syndicated radio program hosted by Michael Smerconish
Ethiopian Official Says Somali Militias Use Ethiopia to Attack Rebels 
Spokesman says pro-government Somali militias have permission to use Ethiopia as base of operations in attacking al-Shabab rebels
| American freed in Burma ducks media on return home USA Today Kent Boyd, spokesman for the Springfield airport, said the family believed he was "in poor health and not up to facing the media," the newspaper reports. ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| UN's Ban Ki-moon criticized for poor leadership Talk Radio News Service A leaked report released this week claims the UN Secretary-General does not have the capacity to deal with global conflicts in Sri Lanka and Burma, ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| A roundup of today's other world news in brief Irish Times (Reuters) CHICAGO – American John Yettaw says he has no regrets about taking a secret swim to the home of Burma's detained democracy leader, a decision that ... See all stories on this topic | ||
Crikey Another recent example, reported in the Bangkok-based newspaper, The Nation, detailed here on The Irrawaddy website, is the death of two young Burmese ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP Myanmar's state media hit back at outside involvement, with the junta-controlled New Light of Myanmar newspaper deriding those who "interfere in the ... See all stories on this topic |
OPINION
The Virtues of Careful Engagement |
| By ZARNI |
| The current top-down elitist approach towards engagement is ill-conceived and woefully uninformed about how repressive regimes, left or right, civilian or military, foreign or native, change their policies and behavior. |
Burmese Released from Malaysian Detention Center |
| By KO HTWE |
| The UNHCR office facilitates the release of 80 Burmese migrants from an immigration detention center in Malaysia. |
Junta Conscripts Ethnic Youths |
| By LAWI WENG |
| The Burmese military are forcing ethnic youths into military training to build up local militias. |
Malaysian Arrested for Smuggling Burmese |
| By JULIA ZAPPEI |
| A Malaysian man faces up to 35 years in prison for smuggling 12 people from Burma, amid a crackdown on human trafficking by Malaysia after it was labeled one of the world's worst offenders in a US report. |
Khmer Rouge Verdict Expected in Early 2010 |
| By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| A verdict in the trial of the Khmer Rouge's chief jailer—its first senior leader to face justice—is expected early next year. |
Max Myanmar Company awarded mining contract
The Burmese Ministry of Mines has awarded Max Myanmar Group of Companies, a domestic conglomerate owned by business tycoon Zaw Zaw, a contract to produce lime stone...Campaigners call for commission of inquiry into junta crimes
Campaigners say now is the time for the international community, particularly the United Nations, to call on the Security Council to establish a commission of inquiry into crimes against......Editorial, Opinion and Analysis
A message to Mr. John Yettaw
(Letter to the Editor) You may not have heard yet about the many speculations of your trial - which ranges from a story that you intentionally collaborated...
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