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Round 2 of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks End on Positive Note
Hillary Clinton returns to Washington, and while there was no statement, Palestinian President Abbas says negotiations are essential
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EC Rejects Individual Kachin Candidates |
By KO HTWE |
Burma's Election Commission has rejected the applications of 14 former Kachin Progressive Party members who applied to run as individuals. |
Top USDP Candidates to Run in Rangoon |
By WAI MOE |
Senior officials of the Burmese military regime who are running for office under the USDP banner will be concentrated in Rangoon Region constituencies. |
No Legal Progress in Pegu Shooting |
By LAWI WENG |
Relatives of the victims in the Pegu shooting remain uncertain what legal proceedings are being taken against the soldiers who executed the two young men. |
Khmer Rouge Tribunal Indicts 4 Senior Leaders |
By SOPHENG CHEANG |
Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal indicts the four top surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths in the 1970s, paving the way for the panel's long-awaited second trial next year. |
INTERVIEW'No One Dares to Confront the Army' |
By THE IRRAWADDY |
Two youth were shot dead execution style in Pegu after an argument with Burmese army officers. The Irrawaddy talks to the aunt of one of the victims. |
More Ex-Generals to Run for USDP |
By BA KAUNG |
Recently retired Burmese generals Shwe Mann and Tin Aung Myint Oo have been approved to run as USDP candidates in Naypyidaw. |

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Tax charges bar opposition runner
Failure to pay a tax installment forces Democratic Party candidate out of the elections as other runners fall victim to the Election Commission
‘Activists’ jail term extended by 20 years
Five men and two women serving jail terms of up to 38 years on explosives charges are handed an additional 20 years each