 |  | Russia says it has found a missing cargo vessel near the Cape Verde islands and retrieved its 15-member Russian crew. |
| On the last day of campaigning before Thursday's poll, candidates in the Afghan presidential election woo voters. | | Gay Iraqis are being murdered in a brutal co-ordinated campaign involving militia forces, a rights group says. |
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Truck Bomb in Russia's Caucasus Kills 20
Attack early Monday targets police headquarters in Ingushetia's capital city of Nazran
Afghanistan Faces Many Challenges in Run-Up to Election 
This time, Afghans are controlling the process and there will be fewer international advisers, observers
Head of Banned Pakistani Militant Group Shot Dead
Officials say gunmen killed Ali Sher Haideri and one of his companions as they were driving in Sindh province, northeast of Karachi
Mubarak: Peace Before Normalization with Israel
Egypt's president says Israel must halt settlement construction, resume peace talks with Palestinians before Arabs normalize ties
US Senator: Burma Denies Nuclear Plans
Senator Jim Webb also says Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has indicated a willingness to see some sanctions on Burma lifted
Webb Hints Suu Kyi May Favor Engagement |
| By SIMON ROUGHNEEN |
| US Sen Jim Webb hints to reporters in Bangkok that Aung San Suu Kyi may be in favor of the US and EU lifting some sanctions on Burma. |
NLD Leader Undergoes Operation |
| By ARKAR MOE |
| Win Tin, a veteran NLD leader, is in good condition following surgery for a heart condition. |
Villagers Fear September Offensive |
| By SAW YAN NAING |
| A joint Burmese army and DKBA force plans to attack KNLA Brigade 5 in September. |
Burmese Puzzled and Angered by Yettaw’s Release |
| By WAI MOE |
| The release of John W Yettaw, the American who got Aung San Suu Kyi into trouble by intruding into her home, has puzzled and angered many Burmese. |
Mae Sot Reacts to Suu Kyi Verdict |
| By ALEX ELLGEE |
| The Burmese community in the border town of Mae Sot was especially sensitive to the fate of the pro-democracy leader. |
NEWS ANALYSISRisky Rescue Missions Can Complicate US Diplomacy |
| By LOLITA C. BALDOR |
| With their timing so close, the Clinton and Webb missions may suggest to other rogue nations that in dealings with the Obama administration, holding American hostages can be a profitable political ploy. |
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Win Tin, a member of the Central Executive Committee of the National League for Democracy, who was hospitalised on Saturday and underwent a cardiac surgery,...Editorial, Opinion and Analysis
Will ‘Webb diplomacy’ bring a thaw in US-Burma relation
(Analysis) US Senator Jim Webb, who is also the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Asia Pacific Subcommittee, during his visit to Burma this weekend,...
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