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Breaking News Sat, 14 Jan 2012
President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug., 3, 2011. From left are, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the president, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.
Myanmar   Photos   Prisoner   Washington   Wikipedia: Reforms in Burma  
 Huffington Post 
Myanmar-United States Relations: Ambassadors To Be Exchanged Following Prisoner Release
Fri 13 Jan 2012
| WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it was ready to exchange ambassadors with Myanmar as President Barack Obama welcomed the release of 200 political prisoners as a "subs... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Family members of Myanmar prisoners sit behind barricades and wait in front of Myanmar's notorious Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar as they hope their relatives will be freed Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
Burma   Human Rights   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Economy of Burma  
 The Guardian 
Burma must avoid the neoliberal trap
Fri 13 Jan 2012
| As the west warms to Burma, the country should be wary of being hijacked by a drive to introduce neoliberal capitalism or to prise it open to foreign investors Passengers on a train to Rangoon durin... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Family members of Myanmar prisoners sit behind barricades and wait in front of Myanmar's notorious Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar as they hope their relatives will be freed Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.  The State  Fri 13 Jan 2012
Myanmar frees many prominent political prisoners
| YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar freed many of its most prominent political prisoners Friday in a long-awaited step toward national reconciliation that also has been a key condition set by Western nations ... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Detainees   Human Rights   Myanmar   Photos   Wikipedia: Internal conflict in Burma  
Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, center, arrives at the Myanmar's High Court in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010.  BBC News  Fri 13 Jan 2012
Burma begins releasing prisoners amid high hopes
Burma has begun releasing more prisoners, amid expectations that a number of prominent dissidents could be among them. | State television announced on Thursday that a total of 651 prisoners would be f... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Burma   Democracy   Photos   Prisoners   Wikipedia: Burma  
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Human rights equated with national suicide Al Jazeera Thu 12 Jan 2012
Human rights equated with national suicide
| The Israeli government has repeatedly demanded that Palestinians recognise Israel as a "Jewish state". Recent developments in the Knesset and High Court are exposing ex... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Human   Israel   Palestinians   Photos   Rights   Wikipedia: Human rights  
In this Jan. 5, 2012 file photo, United States Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich arrives at a court room at Camp Pendleton with lead defense attorney Neal Puckett in Camp Pendeton, Calif. Al Jazeera Thu 12 Jan 2012
US troops 'told to lie' about Iraqi killings
| A US soldier has told a military jury in California how his commander killed five Iraqi civilians in the western al-Anbar province in 2005 and then asked him to li... (photo: AP / Lenny Ignelzi)
Crime   Iraq   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Haditha killings  
Travel trends for 2012: Israel, Indonesia, London and more STL Today Wed 11 Jan 2012
Travel trends for 2012: Israel, Indonesia, London and more
| In the past few weeks I've gotten tons of emails from places touting the new travel trends. I spent several weeks on the phone with area travel agents asking about St. ... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
Indonesia   Israel   London   Photos   Travel   Wikipedia: Travel  
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner briefs reporters before the start of the the G-20 summit, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 in Pittsburgh. Al Jazeera Tue 10 Jan 2012
US seeks China's support on Iran sanctions
| The US treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, is visiting Beijing this week, hoping to gain China’s support for US sanctions on Iran's oil industry. | China buys a... (photo: AP / J. David Ake)
Business   Industry   Iran   Photos   Wikipedia: Timothy Geithner  
Syrian President Bashar Assad reacts as he speaks to the media with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, not seen, following their talks at the Ottoman-era Ciragan Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, May 8, 2010. Al Jazeera Tue 10 Jan 2012
Syria's Assad hits out at Arab League
| Syria's embattled president Bashar al-Assad has hit out at the Arab League over the organisation's widely criticised observer mission aimed at ending the country's... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta)
Arab world   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad  
Tata Nano Zeenews Fri 6 Jan 2012
Tata to launch Nano CNG this year, explore more export markets
New Delhi: Auto major Tata Motors on Friday said it plans to enter new global markets such as Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia and Bangladesh with the 'Nano' within a year, a... (photo: Creative Commons / Indianhilbilly)
Auto   Market   Motor   Photos   Wikipedia: Tata Nano  


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