![]() | ![]() | Spanish police close ports and airports on Majorca, causing travel chaos, after a car bomb kills two Civil Guard officers. |

Tehran police clash with mourners holding ceremonies for those killed in post-election violence, reports say. ![]() | ![]() | A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis wins a legal battle to force the UK government to clarify the law on assisted suicide. |

Iranian Opposition Holds Silent Memorial for Protest Victims
Eyewitnesses say police and paramilitary basij forces carrying clubs beat demonstrators at Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, arresting dozens, dispersing dozens of others

Clinton Deplores Reported Iranian Prisoner Abuse
US secretary of state discussed situation in Iran with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband

Nigerian Authorities say Islamist Sect Fleeing
Security forces, militants from Boko Haram sect - the so-called 'Nigerian Taliban' - have been clashing for four days

Iraq Bombing Targets Political Party Office
Police say bomb exploded inside headquarters of Reform and Development Party in Diyala province around time some party members were holding meeting

Tony Blair to Testify at British Iraq War Inquiry
New inquiry to probe British involvement in Iraq from summer of 2001 to present
QUOTE OF THE DAY | |
![]() | ![]() ![]() —Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s detained opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. |

Burmese PM Vows Green, Secure Energy |
By WAI MOE |
In an address to Asian energy ministers, Burmese Prime Minister Gen Thein Sein said that Burma is doing its best to ensure energy security and the development of green energy. |
Security Increased for Suu Kyi Verdict |
By SAW YAN NAING |
Police reinforcements are stationed around Rangoon’s Insein Prison in preparation for the verdict on Friday |
Doctors Criticize Burmese Junta Flu Policy |
By ARKAR MOE |
Burmese doctors are warning H1N1 flu is dangerous and greater public awareness is needed to combat the pandemic. |
Landslide Leads to Relocation of Homes |
By LAWI WENG |
An estimated 100 residents in Hpakant Township have been ordered to relocate following a landslide on July 5, according to local residents. |
Is China Playing Safe with its Burma Pipeline Plan? |
By WILLIAM BOOT |
BANGKOK—China appears to be making alternative plans in case its Middle East oil transshipment port and pipeline project in Burma fails because of regime change. |
World Wants Suu Kyi Free: Ban |
By LALIT K JHA |
The UN secretary-general says that the Burmese junta will miss another opportunity to engage the international community if it sentences Suu Kyi to prison. |
Editorial, Opinion and Analysis
Suffering and hope in a Burmese refugee camp
(Commentary) Rays of sun pierce the clouds, bathing the entire mountain range and forest. At other times during monsoon season, drizzle and mist veil the mounta...