A flight recorder from the Comoros plane crash is located, as the only survivor, named as Baya Bakari, recovers in hospital. |
Two children badly burned when a train exploded in an Italian town die of their injuries, taking the death toll to 16. | Football is being used as vehicle for money laundering, according to an international crime watchdog. |
Black Box Located in Yemenia Airlines Crash
French, Yemeni officials say efforts to retrieve flight recorder could begin later Wednesday
OAS Issues Ultimatum to Honduras to Restore Deposed President
Organization of American States holds emergency meeting at Washington DC headquarters to discuss overthrow of President Manuel Zelaya
California, Other US States Face Budget Crisis
California state government says it will begin using promissory notes rather than money to pay some bills, after legislators fail to close budget shortfall
Suspect North Korean Ship Changes Course Under US Scrutiny
US officials say 'Kang Nam' apparently abandoning course it has been on toward Southeast Asia, may now be headed back to North Korea
UN Begins Bhutto Assassination Probe
Investigation last year concluded Taliban militants likely responsible for former prime minister's death but her political party suggests opponents may have played key role
OPINION
Closer Burma-N Korea Ties a Serious Cause for Concern |
By YENI |
Recent evidence of the closer relationship between Burma and North Korea exposes the complete failure of the Burmese regime’s diplomacy and foreign policy in the face of increasing pressure by international and regional governments. |
Pitting Karen against Karen in a Bloody War |
By ALEX ELLGEE |
DKBA and KNLA soldiers lie side by side in Mae Sot Hospital, both victims of a complex war that forces Karens to fight against Karens. |
Ban Says He’ll Urge Junta to Free Suu Kyi |
By ARKAR MOE |
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he will urge the Burmese military junta to release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, when he visits Burma this week. |
Than Shwe Congratulates Iranian President Ahadinejad |
By LAWI WENG |
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad receives a personal letter from junta leader Snr-Gen Than Shwe. |
Early Man Evolved in Burma, Says Royal Society Study |
By ARKAR MOE |
Fossilized remains of primates that lived 38 million years ago in the area that is now Burma suggest that the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes evolved in Asia and not Africa, according to new research. |
Mae La Refugees Fear DKBA Attack |
By SAW YAN NAING |
Thousands of Burmese refugees are on alert due to a threat of attack by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army. |
Bangladesh Removes Rohingyas from Nearby Refugee Camp |
By LAWI WENG |
The dwellings of about 400 Rohingyas are forcibly removed from nearby Kutapalong Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar District in Bangladesh. |
Little Daughter: A Memoir of Survival in Burma and the West(Book review) Imagine you are walking a trail to school littered with landmines; education is restricted because you spend your life on the run between villages, living in jungles and... |
Ban reiterates call to release Suu KyiBan Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General, ahead of his visit to Burma, on Tuesday reiterated his call to the military junta to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and... |