Mbeki Tries to Mediate Ivory Coast Presidential StandoffMbeki holds separate meetings with incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and challenger Alassane Ouattara |  |
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Polls in Egyptian Runoff Close Under ProtestVote, marred by opposition complaints calling it a farce, expected to bring landslide victory to ruling National Democratic Party |  |
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Afghanistan Blast Kills 2 NATO TroopsNATO says incident, which killed two other people and wounded several more, occurred outside military base in eastern city of Gardez |  |
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Iran to Use First Domestically-Produced Uranium YellowcakeIran says yellowcake, a uranium concentrate powder processed in the country, will be used at the Isfahan conversion plant |  |
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Hundreds in Hong Kong March for Nobel Winner's FreedomSome 400 protesters marched through Hong Kong's financial district, holding banners, chanting slogans calling for Liu Xiaobo's freedom |  |
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Eight Cyclists Dead After Collision in ItalyWitnesses say driver apparently lost control of his car, and collided head-on with cyclists |  |
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Explosion Kills 7 in China Internet CaféOfficials say blast in Kaili city, Guizhou province, appears to have been caused by illegal storage of chemicals in next-door shop |  |
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Israel Foresees End to Deadly Forest FireUS ‘Supertanker,’ Palestinian fire engines have joined battle giving boost to multi-national effort that began last Thursday |  |
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Kenya Asks FBI For Help After 3 Police KilledPolice say they hope to draw on FBI's experience dealing with explosives and tracing origins of arms |  |
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Study says 39 Percent of Americans Think Marriage is Becoming ObsoleteSurvey says a number of people think it is not necessary to be married to have a family | |
Dozens killed in Pakistan attack
A suicide bomb attack in the Mohmand region of north-west Pakistan leaves at least 40 people dead and many others injured, local officials say. 
Continental blamed over Concorde
A Paris court blames US carrier Continental for the 2000 Concorde crash which killed 113, but the airline vows to appeal. Iran in key Geneva nuclear talks
Iran and key world powers begin talks in Geneva on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, the first in more than a year.More Refugees Flee Karen State Fighting | |
| By THE IRRAWADDY | |
| Refugees from Burma continue to flow into neighboring Thailand as fighting fails to die down in Karen State between Burmese government troops and breakaway forces of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army. | |
Socially-active Artists Banned from State TV, Radio | |
| By KO HTWE | |
| The Burmese regime has ordered a blackout on news about several socially-engaged personalities from the country's arts and entertainment scene. | |
The Risky World of Burma's Football Gamblers | |
| By HEIN THU | |
| Not only their British fans were sorely disappointed when Manchester United were thrashed 4-0 by lowly West Ham United last week—gamblers in Burma also lost heavily. | |
Amnesty Decries 'Epidemic' Malaysia Prison Canings | |
| By JULIA ZAPPEI / AP WRITER | |
| Caning of convicts and asylum seekers in Malaysian prisons has reached "epidemic proportions" and is often inflicted so severely that flesh is torn off the body, Amnesty International says. | |
Thailand Marks 83rd Birthday of Revered King | |
| By GRANT PECK / AP WRITER | |
| Thailand on Sunday marked the 83rd birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, but elaborate celebrations could not mask concern over his health and the future of the royal institution. | |
Aung San Suu Kyi talks to Mizzima
(Interview) Pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi spoke with Mizzima on Monday, responding ...
Artists off-air after backing Suu Kyi, political satire 
Burma’s Ministry of Information banned eight FM radio stations from broadcasting interviews or ... WikiLeaks: Lee Kwan Yew; Asean spying for China
Singaporean prominent leader Lee Kuan Yew said that Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries ... Junta orders closure of Shan office amid building tensions
The Burmese military has ordered a Shan ethnic militia formerly under ceasefire to close its office in ... Myanma Airways’ two new Chinese aircraft enter service
Two Xian MA60s entered service on Wednesday for domestic carrier Myanma Airways to mark Burma’s ... 
Student army to join Karen fighting
All Burma Students' Democratic Front met with renegade DKBA commander shortly after fighting erupted in November close to the Thai border
Karen villagers pressed to relocate
Land close to Myawaddy earmarked for development of petrol storage facilities by construction and trade company close to Burmese junta
