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Attack in the country is the deadliest since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan last week
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UN officials say the relief operation in Pakistan remains underfunded and is not reaching victims, as several countries pledge more aid to the rescue effort.
- A former Israeli soldier says she did nothing wrong by posting pictures of her and Palestinian prisoners onto Facebook.
- Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai gives private security companies four months to end their operations in the country.
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| By KO HTWE |
| Stickers bearing the portrait of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and urging people not to vote in the November election are appearing throughout Rangoon. |
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| By WAI MOE |
| Human rights groups say the military is building the new railway to Kengtung in Shan State to suppress ethnic groups |
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| By NAYEE LIN LATT |
| Than Shwe orders construction of government buildings in Naypyidaw to be completed by the election. |
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| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| A delegation from the DKBA agrees border guard force terms with the Burmese junta after a 10-day visit to Naypyidaw. |
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| By KO HTWE |
| Htay Kywe, an imprisoned 88 Generation Students leader, says Burma's election will be “insignificant” without Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| A majority of Rangoon residents said they will not vote in the Nov. 7 election, while others are expressing little interest in the political parties contesting the election. |
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