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	Sweden's princess weds common trainer			Canada thieves 'accidentally steal' tiger and
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	Obama warns G20 leaders on cuts			FCC to toughen internet rules
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	Director Ronald Neame dies at 99			Beatles' lyrics fetch $1.2m
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	Illegal bushmeat 'rife in Europe'			Ancient ice ages 'linked' to CO2
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	Supporters mark Suu Kyi birthday			Scores die in China flash floods
Supporters of Burma's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi mark her 65th birthday, as world leaders call for her release.			At least 88 people have died in flooding caused by torrential rain in southern China, officials say.

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	Aung San Suu Kyi is more beloved than ever among ordinary Burmese and the world views her as one of the great heroes of our time. —Dalai Lama

Wishing Suu Kyi Happy Birthday

By LALIT K JHA

World leaders and Nobel laureates mark the birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi by calling for the release of all political prisoners in Burma and urging genuine democratic reforms.

Isolated, but as Influential as Ever

By WAI MOE

Aung San Suu Kyi may have spent her 65th birthday cut off from the outside world, but for her supporters, she remains a potent presence in Burma's politics.

Burma Denies Allegations It Is Seeking Nukes

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Burma has sent a letter to the U.N. nuclear agency insisting it has no current or future plan to develop a nuclear program in the isolated country's second denial this month after reports emerged it may be seeking an atomic weapon.

Another Opposition Website Shut Down by Hackers

By ALEX ELLGEE

The target of the latest cyber-attack is a Web site that provides an outlet for members of the Burmese military who are dissatisfied with the country's ruling junta.

Weekly Business Roundup (June 19, 2010)

By WILLIAM BOOT

The South Korean government is promoting greater involvement in exploration and production of gas in Burma by Korean companies.

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World unites to honour Suu Kyi

Barack Obama, Desmond Tutu and eminent world leaders mark the Burmese opposition icon's 65th birthday as activists across the world urge her release

Election ‘training’ given to hopefuls

Politicians and journalists attend workshops on 'how to vote' by civil society group with suspected ties to the Burmese military government

Unseen photos mark Suu Kyi’s birthday

Images released by her family show the Burmese opposition icon as a newly-wed, doting on her children and traipsing the snowy mountains of Bhutan in the 1970s