Wed. 23 Sep 2009 1209 UTC
Obama Says World Not Meeting Responsibilities in Tackling Problems
US president to tell United Nations General Assembly that the US cannot solve all problems of global community by itself
World Leaders Promise Action at UN Climate Change Summit 
Leaders, meeting at UN, discuss how to agree on a global climate treaty later this year when they meet in Danish capital
Interim Honduran President Offers Conditional Talks with Ousted Predecessor
Offer was made on a day that riot police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of President Manuel Zelaya's supporters
Report: Chinese State Companies Supplying Gasoline to Iran
Sales would complicate US-led efforts to isolate the Iranian government with tough economic sanctions
Afghanistan Assessment Sparks Renewed Debate
Obama, top officials review strategy in light of General McChrystal's report
 |  | US President Barack Obama will urge greater global co-operation in his keenly-awaited first speech to the UN General Assembly. |
| Britain is ready to cut its fleet of missile-carrying submarines from four to three, Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to tell the UN. | | A large stretch of Australia's east coast, including the largest city Sydney, has been shrouded in red dust blown in from the outback. |
The Meaning of the Junta's Amnesty |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| Different groups see the Burmese junta’s amnesty in different ways, but for the people waiting outside Insein Prison, it was a day of pure joy. |
No Big Change Expected in US Policy on Burma |
| By AUNG ZAW |
| Despite signals of renewed Burmese regime interest in better relations with the US, the Obama administration’s policy is unlikely to undergo much change. |
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Lame amnesty, creating prison space for dissidents
(Commentary) A more sinister motive than currying favour with the international community on the eve of the opening of the UN General Assembly may be behind Bur...
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