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An Iraqi soldier stands guard as Muslim Shiite pilgrims pass through Baghdad on their way to the holy city of Karbala to mark the Shiite mourning day of Arbaeen, 01 Feb 2010
Suicide Bomber Kills 41 in Iraq
Officials say the female bomber detonated an explosive belt Monday in the middle of the crowd of pilgrims
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UN Best Hope for Change in Burma |
| By ALBERTO TURLON |
| In the absence of results from engagement with the Burmese regime, the UN remains the best hope for change in Burma. |
No Progress in KIO-Junta Border Guard Force Meeting |
| By SAW YAN NAING |
| Top Burmese generals and KIO leaders fail to bridge differences on the regime's border guard force order |
Jailed 88 Generation Leaders Refuse to Compromise |
| By BA KAUNG |
| Burma's military authorities try unsuccessfully to pressure Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi into accepting the government's election process in return for their release. |
Karen Health Worker Wins Award |
| By THE IRRAWADDY |
| The 2009 Padoh Mahn Sha Award has been given to Saw Nyunt Win for his community work |
Nine Burmese Job Seekers Killed in Thailand |
| By SAW YAN NAING |
| Nine Burmese job seekers have been killed by unknown gunmen near the Thai-Burmese border town of Mae Sot. |
Chinese Ambassador Meets Burmese Minister as Uncertainty Mounts on the Sino-Burmese Border |
| By WAI MOE |
| The Chinese ambassador to Burma met with a Burmese minister on Friday as the junta renews efforts to persuade cease-fire groups to accept its Border Guard Force plan. |
'We Will Fight,' Says Mon Leader |
| By LAWI WENG |
| A Mon leader rallies a crowd to oppose the Burmese military regime at a Mon National Day festival. |
Electoral preparations dominating junta actions
Although there is as yet no election date set, campaigning by supporters of the junta is in full ...
Burma has nuclear ambitions: report
Burma’s military junta nurses nuclear ambitions, though there is insufficient evidence ...Indian tourists to visit Burma on land route
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Conservationists worry that the lack of reliable information regarding the natural habitat ...| ‘I quit the army because I’m not proud’ Feb 1, 2010 (DVB)–A Burmese junior officer has blamed government policy after deserting the army and fleeing to a location on the Thai-Burmese border. - more |
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| Bomb discovered near Wa office Feb 01, 2010 (DVB)–A bomb was discovered near the office of a major ceasefire group and defused last week – while plotters are still at large, according to local sources. - more |
“လက္ရွိ ေျပာင္းလဲၿပီး အခ်ိန္ဇယား ထုတ္ျပန္ထားတယ္ ဆိုေပမယ့္ ဒီအခ်ိန္ဇယား ....” 
“က်ေနာ္က ဘန္ေကာက္မွာ အလုပ္ လုပ္တယ္။ က်ေနာ့္မိန္းမက ရြာမွာ ကေလး...”
