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Aung San Suu Kyi’s Sole Defense Witness to Testify in Trial
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (2008 file) A defense witness in Burma’s widely criticized trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will appear in court Thursday to testify against allegations she violated the terms of her house arrest. Legal expert Kyi Win, who is also one of Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers,
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Clinton Promises New US Proposals for Mideast Peace
Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Egyptian FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit talk to the media at the State Department in Washington, 27 May 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday the Obama administration will soon present “very specific proposals” to Israel and the Palestinians
Obama Court Pick Faces Contentious Confirmation Battle
President Barack Obama looks on as his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor speaks in East Room of White House, 26 May 2009 President Barack Obama hopes to make history with his first appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed by the Senate, federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor would
Report: North Korea Test-Fires More Missiles
A tourist walks past a diagram of North Korean missiles at the exhibition hall of an observation post in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, 26 May 2009 A South Korean news agency is reporting that North Korea has test-fired two more short-range missiles, even as
Obama Announces Pick for Supreme Court
President , announces federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor, right, as his nominee for the Supreme Court, Tuesday, 26 May 2009, in an East Room ceremony at the White House in Washington U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated a female, Hispanic federal appeals court judge to replace
Sri Lanka Rejects Calls for More Access to Displacement Camps
Sri Lanka has rejected a call by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to lift restrictions on aid delivery and unhindered access by humanitarian groups to overcrowded displacement camps. The Secretary General ‘s hurriedly planned visit to Sri Lanka Saturday was designed to keep the spotlight on
Aung San Suu Kyi Testifies in Trial
= Aung San Suu Kyi (2008 file) Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has denied charges that she violated the terms of her house arrest by permitting an American intruder to stay at her home earlier this month. The Nobel Peace laureate asserted her innocence Tuesday during testimony
President Obama Condemns North Korean Nuclear Test
President Barack Obama makes a statement about N. Korea in the White House, 25 May 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned North Korea’s latest nuclear test, saying the international community must stand up to Pyongyang. Mr. Obama says North Korea’s actions endanger its
WHO Chief Resists Calls to Quickly Declare Influenza Pandemic
World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan (R), flanked by US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in Geneva, 18 May 2009 The director-general of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, has closed the agency’s annual conference with a warning that
US Senate Approves Funding For Afghanistan, Iraq Wars
The U.S. Senate has approved a $91 billion package that will continue funding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and provide assistance to Pakistan by a vote 86-3 late Thursday. The measure will have to be reconciled with a House-passed version before a final bill is sent to President Barack Obama for