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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 |
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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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |