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Cuba Figures Prominently in Summit of the Americas Opener
President Barack Obama called for new beginning between US and Cuba after flurry of statements from US and Cuban officials on possibility of direct talks between two long-estranged nations
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Andreas Notter is one of three Red Cross workers kidnapped by extremist Abu Sayyaf in January
Washington Moves Closer to Regulating Greenhouse Gases
Official government finding that carbon dioxide poses danger to public health could lead to first effort to regulate US greenhouse gas emissions
Rescued Ship Captain Returns Home to US After Somali Pirate Ordeal 
Captain Richard Phillips thanked US Navy SEALs for saving his life after being held captive by Somali pirates, saying they did the impossible and that he was not a hero
US Nuclear Experts Leave North Korea
Pyongyang orders expulsion after UN statement condemning country for April 5 rocket launch
- Mumbai Terror Attack Trial Begins
- South Africa's ANC Anticipates Comfortable Election Victory
- Memos Shed Light on CIA Interrogation Practices
- US Envoy Meets With Palestinian President in West Bank
- Lack of Effective Somali Government Root of Piracy Problem, Experts Say
- Small US Newspapers Look for Ways to Survive
 | | An Iranian-American journalist accused of spying for the US in Iran is jailed for eight years, her lawyer says. |
| Dutch commandos have freed 20 people who had been held by Somali pirates after they attacked a tanker, Nato says. | | Parties to the Antarctic Treaty adopt limits to tourism in the region, in a bid to protect the fragile ecosystem. |
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Carnival crowd for IPL 
Burma’s Economic Growth to Slow in 2009: ADB |
| By WAI MOE |
| The weakened performances of Burma’s neighbors—particularly China, Thailand and India—will diminish economic growth in Burma this year, according to the Asia Development Bank. |
Gunmen Attack Thai Leader of 'Yellow Shirt' Protests |
| By AMBIKA AHUJA |
| The founder of Thailand's "yellow shirt" protest movement that shut down Bangkok airports last year was shot and wounded by gunmen Friday in an attack. |
Cyclone Bijli Expected to Hit Burma This Weekend |
| By LALIT K JHA and SAW YAN NAING |
| People on the western coast of Burma near Bangladesh are bracing for heavy rains, as Cyclone Bijli approaches amid warnings of possible massive flooding. |
UWSA Leader Calls for ‘Solid, United’ Wa State |
| By WAI MOE |
| UWSA commander Bao You-Xiang has called for a solid and united Wa State at a ceremony in Panghsang attended by some 20,000 people. |
In Burma, Fear and Suspicion Prevail
2009-04-17
Tyler Chapman returns to Burma and writes, in a new reporter’s notebook, that hopes for reform have been snuffed out by a ruthless crackdown leaving Burmese in debilitating fear of each other.
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