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Aung San Suu Kyi Says Freedom in Burma Still Far Off

Posted September 17th, 2011 at 10:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi says there are signs of political change in Burma, but its people are still far from gaining real freedom. In an interview with the French news agency, the Nobel peace laureate said that an Arab-style uprising is not the answer to Burma’s problems. Speaking in her National League […]

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Thai Violence Kills 4

Posted September 17th, 2011 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
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The death toll from coordinated bomb blasts late Friday in violence-plagued southern Thailand climbed to four, after one of the more than 60 wounded victims died in hospital. Local officials said Saturday three bombs went off in the southern province of Narathiwat just as residents and tourists were preparing for the evening and alleged that […]

Pro-Russian Party Wins Latvia’s Election

Posted September 17th, 2011 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
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A pro-Russian party won Latvia’s early election Saturday but fell short of the absolute majority needed to take power in the Baltic state. With most of the votes counted early Sunday, the Harmony Center captured about 30 percent of the vote. Since 1991, when Latvia regained its independence after the break-up of the Soviet Union, […]

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AAPP Urges Release of Terminally Ill Burmese Political Prisoner

Posted September 17th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
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An independent non-profit organization supporting political prisoners (The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) has urged an immediate and unconditional release of a leading member of the All Burma Student Federation Union, Ko Zaw Lin Tun, from prison. In a press release Saturday, the independent non-profit organization says Ko Zaw Lin Tun is terminally ill, […]

US Airshow Crash Death Toll Rises to 9

Posted September 17th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
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The death toll from Friday’s plane crash at an airshow in Nevada has risen to nine. And there is now word of another airshow crash — this time in the state of West Virginia, which has claimed one life.. Officials announced the higher toll Saturday after recovering the remains of 7 more victims from the […]

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Danish Cartoonist Leaves Norway After Alleged Terror Threat

Posted September 17th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Norway’s police have confirmed that the Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Mohammed in his drawings left the country Monday. Kurt Westergaard was in Norway to launch a book with his illustrations Tuesday, but he left a day before the planned event. Heart problems were cited for his early departure. Norwegian news reports say the […]

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Europe Rejects US Rebuke Over Debt

Posted September 17th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
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European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet says the financial position of the 17-member euro zone is better than that of other major economies. Trichet spoke Saturday at the end of a two-day meeting of European Union finance ministers in Wroclaw, Poland. He described the medium-term prospects for euro zone countries as “quite encouraging.” His remarks […]

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US Airshow Crash Death Toll Rises to 9

Posted September 17th, 2011 at 5:08 pm (UTC-5)
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The death toll from Friday’s plane crash at an airshow in Nevada has risen to nine. And there is now word of another airshow crash — this time in the state of West Virginia. Officials announced the higher toll Saturday after recovering the remains of 7 more victims from the tarmac at the National Championship […]

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Thai Violence Kills 4

Posted September 17th, 2011 at 5:03 pm (UTC-5)
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The death toll from coordinated bomb blasts late Friday in violence-plagued southern Thailand climbed to four, after one of the more than 60 wounded victims died in hospital. Local officials said Saturday three bombs went off in the southern province of Narathiwat just as residents and tourists were preparing for the evening and alleged that […]

Serbs Block Roads in Northern Kosovo

Posted September 17th, 2011 at 4:06 pm (UTC-5)
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Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo have blocked all roads leading to border crossings with Serbia to protest a decision to place Kosovo’s customs officials on the border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia. Many have spent the night on the barricades made up of rocks and gravel. Serbia’s top Kosovo negotiator Borislav Stefanovic met with local […]

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