 |  | There are growing indications that Pakistan's most wanted man, Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, has been killed by a US missile. |
| Indonesian police try to establish whether a man held after a shoot-out in Java is key terror suspect Noordin Mohamed Top. | | A massive attack on websites including Google, Facebook and Twitter was aimed at a pro-Georgia blogger. |
Fri. 07 Aug 2009 1108 UTC
Bombers Kill 35 Shi'ites in Iraq
In deadliest blast, police say at least 30 people were killed, 88 others wounded in suicide car bombing outside Shi'ite mosque in Mosul
Pakistan Foreign Minister: Taliban Chief Baitullah Mehsud is Dead
US officials have also said there are strong indications Mehsud died in attack, but cannot confirm it
Clinton Says US to Cooperate With South Africa on Zimbabwe Reform 
US secretary of state has full day in S. Africa that includes meeting with former President Nelson Mandela, address to business leaders
Delhi Police Claim to Thwart Another Terror Attack
Authorities say they recovered pair of AK-47 rifles, two grenades, ammunition, false passports, other counterfeit identification from two men suspected of belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen
| QUOTE OF THE DAY | |
 |  The people of Burma are poor, but the regime that oppresses them is not. Changing this equation is the true key to economic development in Burma.  — Sean Turnell, the editor of Burma Economic Watch |
American Intruder Has Another Seizure |
| By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| John W Yettaw, the American on trial for entering the house of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, had three short epileptic fits on Friday. |
Tamil Rebels Say New Leader Arrested |
| By KRISHAN FRANCIS |
| Sri Lankan authorities questioned the new leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels after he was arrested in Southeast Asia and flown to this island nation. |
Burmese Army Equipped with New Arms |
| By LAWI WENG |
| The 400,000-strong Burmese army is now almost fully armed with locally manufactured MA-series weapons. |
Suu Kyi is ‘Part of the Problem’: Goh Chok Tong |
| By WAI MOE |
| Singaporean Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong called Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi “part of the problem” facing the military-ruled country. |
Women’s Groups Want to See Than Shwe before the ICC |
| By SAW YAN NAING |
| Sixty five international women’s groups have called on the UN Security Council to initiate action to bring Burma’s junta leaders before the International Criminal Court. |
Price of Cooking Oil Rises |
| By ARKAR MOE |
| A ban on some imported cooking oil products and unusual weather patterns conspire to push up the price of cooking oil in Burma. |
OPINION
Is the Lady Wrong? |
| By HTET AUNG |
| Suddenly everyone is laying into Suu Kyi and arguing that democracy is not a prerequisite for development. |
Women’s groups urge Security Council to act on Burma
Women activists the world over on Friday urged Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary General to push the Security Council to...US senator to visit Burma
United States Senator Jim Webb, representing Virginia state, will visit military-ruled Burma on Sunday “to explore opportunities to advance U.S. interests in Burma and the region”,...No home work but blind attack
(Opinion) Response on Commentary – “ NCGUB’s shopping or political tour in Indonesia?” By Heng Khur, 4 August 2009. The commentary writer obviously la...
