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By WILL WEISSERT and FREDDY CUEVAS
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (June 28) – Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power.
The first military takeover of a Central American government [...]
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UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari is in Burma ahead of a possible visit by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Mr Gambari was expected to meet Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win but it was not clear if he would meet jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
She is on trial accused of breaking the terms of her house [...]
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YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar’s junta said Thursday that a US man on trial for swimming to the house of Aung San Suu Kyi had links with exile groups in Thailand, apparently toughening its stance ahead of a visit by a UN envoy.
American John Yettaw, a devout Mormon and US military veteran, has told the trial [...]
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YANGON, June 28 (Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s proposed visit to Myanmar has topped the discussions between his special envoy Ibrahim Gambari and Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win during Gambari’s just-ended two-day visit to the country’s new capital Nay Pyi Taw, local media reported Sunday. However, neither [...]
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By Laura BushSunday, June 28, 2009
For two weeks, the world has been transfixed by images of Iranians taking to the streets to demand the most basic human freedoms and rights. Watching these courageous men and women, I am reminded of a similar scene nearly two years ago in Burma, when tens [...]
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Yangon – Myanmar has confirmed its first case of H1N1 influenza after a schoolgirl returning from Singapore tested positive for the virus, state radio reported on Saturday.
The 13-year-old was sent to a hospital in Yangon on Friday after showing flu symptoms while at school. Tests carried out on Saturday showed she [...]
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AP – Opposition welcomes UN envoy’s arrival in MyanmarAP – Officials say UN envoy arrives in Myanmar
AP – US will not use force to inspect NKorean ship
Reuters – U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar to discuss Ban visit
The Sydney Morning Herald – UN envoy presses Burma on freedoms
Bernama – Opium cultivation [...]
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Burma’s ’secret tunnels’ leaked
BBC- Page last updated at 16:01 GMT, Thursday, 25 June 2009 17:01 UK
Several senior Burmese military officials have been detained for leaking pictures of secret tunnels under the new capital of the country.
The images were given to the Norwegian-based TV station, Democratic Voice of Burma.
It is thought the tunnels under Nay Pyi [...]
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YANGON (AFP) – The UN special envoy to Myanmar arrived in the military-ruled nation Friday to pave the way for a visit by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon focused on the trial of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Troubleshooter Ibrahim Gambari was set to meet key figures from the ruling junta during his two-day trip [...]
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AP : 26th June 2009
YANGON, Myanmar – A U.N. special envoy was in Myanmar on Friday to pave the way for a possible visit by the U.N. secretary-general that would be politically delicate because of the continuing trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Human Rights Watch and some governments have urged U.N. chief Ban [...]
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by Chris Patten
- Chris Patten is a former EU Commissioner for External Relations, Chairman of the British Conservative Party, and was the last British Governor of Hong Kong. He is currently Chancellor of Oxford University and a member of the British House of Lords.
LONDON – In the last two [...]
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By Aung Hla Tun
YANGON (Reuters) – United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in military-ruled Myanmar Friday to explore the possibility of a visit next month by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
An activist from Myanmar holds a placard during a protest demanding the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in front of the [...]