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Breaking News Fri, 3 Jul 2009
In this frame grab made from television, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, talks with Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Friday, July 3, 2009.
Burma   Democracy   Junta   Photos   UN  
 The Australian 
UN in freedom mission to Burma
| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to the remote stronghold of Burma's ruling generals last night to demand the release of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country's 200 political prison... (photo: AP / Pool via APTN)
In this image released by the semi official Fars News Agency Iranian protestors prepare representations of flags of some western countries including, US, France, Britain, Italy, and Israeli flag
Arrest   British   Iran   Photos   Politics  
 The Independent 
British embassy staff 'face Iran trial'
| Downing Street said today it was "concerned" about reports that British Embassy staff in Tehran will face trial. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman said urgent clarification was being sought ... (photo: AP / Fars News Agency,Javad Moghimi)
U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines meet with a local Afghan man in his village near the town of Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Thursday, June 25, 2009.  The Press Democrat 
Marines suffer casualties in new Afghan campaign
| The offensive will test the Obama administration's new strategy of holding territory and letting the Afghan government sink roots in Helmand province. The insurgency has proven particularly resilien... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder)
Afghan   Photos   Taliban   US   politics  
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a joint news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso at the latter's official residence in Tokyo, on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.  The Australian 
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on 'risky' mission to Burma
| UN chief Ban Ki-moon is heading for military-ruled Burma on a diplomatically risky mission to seek the release of political prisoners including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | Dr Ban is to hol... (photo: AP / Yuriko Nakao, Pool)
Burma   Human Rights   Justice   Photos   UN  
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TOYAKO ONSEN, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN. President Medvedev with Arkady Dvorkovich, the Presidential Aide and the Russian Sherpa at the G8 summit, at a meeting of G8 leaders with African countries presidents. BBC News
Medvedev upbeat on Obama summit
| Russia's president says he is hopeful of finding new ways to co-operate with the US during the visit of President Barack Obama to Moscow next week. | Dmitry Medvedev sa... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office )
Defence   Peace   Photos   Politics   Russia   US  
Offices of the Hamas government work from tents near ministries buildings destroyed in Gaza city of Gaza Strip CNN
Amnesty: Israel killed hundreds of Gaza civilians
| (CNN) -- Israeli troops killed hundreds of unarmed civilian adults and children, broke laws and committed war crimes during their winter offensive in Gaza, Amnesty Inte... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Gaza   Human Rights   Israel   Photos   War  
Opponents of ousted President Manuel Zelaya hold candles and flags of Honduras during a protest in front of the local United Nations office in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. The Press Democrat
Honduras' interim leader blames Chavez for crisis
| Roberto Micheletti, who was named by Congress to replace President Manuel Zelaya after his ouster, has fought a largely losing battle to win international support for h... (photo: AP / Eduardo Verdugo)
Democracy   Honduras   Photos   Politics   S.America  
Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya shout at army soldiers guarding a government building during a protest in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. The Times
No Banana Republic
| A generation ago the spectacle of a president being bundled out of a Latin American banana republic by his generals would barely have raised an eyebrow. Military coups ... (photo: AP / Esteban Felix)
C America   Democracy   Election   Honduras   Photos  
A Palestinian woman carries her baby through the rubble of buildings left after Israeli operations in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. Israel's three-week ground and air campaign to crush militant group Hamas' abilities to fire rockets at southern Israeli communities smashed much of Gaza's already-shabby infrastructure and turned crowded Gaza neighborhoods into battle zones. Over 1,200 Palestinians were killed, roughly half of them civilians; 13 Israelis were killed in the same period, including three civilians by rocket The Star
Amnesty says Israel "wantonly" destroyed Gaza
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Amnesty International said on Thursday Israel inflicted "wanton destruction" in the Gaza Strip in attacks that often targeted Palestinian civilian... (photo: AP / Khaled Omar)
Gaza   Human Rights   Israel   Photos   War  
Villagers gather to look at a helicopter carrying officials to Lalgarh, in west Midnapore 175 kilometers (109 miles) west from Calcutta, India, Tuesday, June 23, 2009. BBC News
Rising ambitions of India's Maoists
| Maoist rebels took control of a tribal area in India's West Bengal state for nearly eight months before a security offensive forced them out last month. Subir Bhaumik o... (photo: AP / Sucheta Das)
India   Maoist   Militants   Photos   West Bengal  
Africa America
- Top CIA officials appear before jury over destruction of al-
- A Midsummer Night's Raiders
- Civil Servants to Get Salaries
- Month mourning for Comoros crash
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Loss of Oil Well - Cross River Senators, Reps Protest, Declare Hunger Strike
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- Jackson death: A week on and still more questions
- Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks
- US Marines to 'drink lots of tea'
- A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
Foreign tourists look at a map of North Korean capital of Pyongyang beside a picture of a North Korean rocket, which was fired in April, on display at a South Korean observation post in Paju near the border village of the Panmunjom, South Korea, Thursday, July 2, 2009.
Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks
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Australia Europe
- New law to cover foreign ships in victory for Maritime Worke
- Organic meat is winner
- Law 'too harsh' on Indonesian people-smugglers
- Breaking news to break Seven: newsreader Ian Ross quits
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks at his First Deputy Igor Shuvalov as they attend extended Russian-Belarusian talks in the Belarus' capital Minsk, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008.
Vladimir Putin in Cold War mindset: Barack Obama
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- Five luxury French campsites
- Travel by Numbers: The Tour de France
- Neighbor's Shadow Still Large in Slovakia
- Caution Kept Icelandic Bank Clear of the Worst
A voter's hand is seen in backlight as he casts his ballot for the European Parliament elections in Sarran, southwestern France, Sunday, June 13, 2004.
Neighbor's Shadow Still Large in Slovakia
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Asia Middle East
- Tibet exhibition opens in Taipei
- TSU rejects opening to Chinese capital
- Lu tells media in US of the perils Taiwan is facing
- DPP condemns ¡¥risk¡¦ listing of Chen¡¦s daughter
Sri Lankan cricketer Kaushal Silva catches the ball during a practice session in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 3, 2009.
After Terror Attacks, a Return to Test Cricket for Sri Lanka and Pakistan
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- I Must Go Home to Iran Again
- SAUDI BOMBSHELLS, Part 3
- A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
- Protesters block Paris airport over Yemen crash
A Russian traditional wooden doll, Matreshka, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, is held by a street vendor in downtown Moscow, Friday, July 3, 2009.
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
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