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Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, center, and elected lawmakers of her National League for Democracy party swear during a regular session of Myanmar Lower House at parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Democracy   Myanmar   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Aung San Suu Kyi		  The Guardian 
Aung San Suu Kyi takes oath at Burmese parliament
Wed 2 May 2012
National League for Democracy leader and her MPs claim seats after being kept out by military for nearly 25 years Aung San Suu Kyi signs the register at the Burmese parliament as she arrives to take... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Former International Monetary Fund leader, Dominique Strauss-Kahn enters a building prior to his lecture in the Ukrainian Diplomatic Academy in Kiev, Ukraine, April 4, 2012.
Crimes   France   New York   Photos   Wikipedia: New York v. Strauss-Kahn		  Al Jazeera 
US judge rules Strauss-Kahn case may proceed
Tue 1 May 2012
A New York judge has said a hotel maid's lawsuit claiming that former International Monetary Fund chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her can move forward to a trial. Douglas McKeon,... (photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov)
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures as he speaks at the state fishing pier, Monday, April 30, 2012, in Portsmouth, N.H.  Al Jazeera  Tue 1 May 2012
Mitt Romney's tactical dilemma
This week Newt Gingrich will become the latest Republican contender to call it quits on his 2012 US presidential ambitions. The former speaker of the House of Representatives is expected to... (photo: AP / Jim Cole)
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Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, gestures during her first press conference since she was released from house arrest in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. Suu Kyi, freed from seven years of house arrest on Saturday, told thousands of wildly cheering supporters Sunday that she would continue to fight for human rights and the rule of law in the military-controlled nation.  BBC News  Tue 1 May 2012
UN chief Ban Ki-moon meets Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has met opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the latest stage of his landmark visit to Burma. The meeting came a day after Ms Suu Kyi, who was elected to parliament a... (photo: AP)
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INDIA-COAST-GUARD-RECOVER-VICTIM-SUNK-FERRYIndia Coast Guard recovered the victim ferry that sunk with overcrowded passanger in Bay Of Bengal near kakdwip in South 24 Parganas in Eastern India ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK The Daily Telegraph Mon 30 Apr 2012
India ferry sinks with 250 on board
A ferry with some 250 passengers aboard sank in a river in northeast India on Monday following a storm, police said, adding that 50 people had swum to safety. Boats are a... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
India   Passengers   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: India
Thousands of displaced persons from Abyei collect food rations in a makeshift camp in Turalei, southern Sudan on Friday, May 27, 2011. Al Jazeera Mon 30 Apr 2012
South Sudan facing food crisis
" />" /> A combination of bad weather, pests and a deteriorating relationship with the North has led to an economic crisis that is challenging South Sudan's food... (photo: AP / Pete Muller)
Economy   Food   Photos   South Sudan   Wikipedia: South Sudan
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, arrives at a hotel Sunday, April 29, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. Ban arrived here Sunday on a three-day visit. BBC News Mon 30 Apr 2012
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Burma visit
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is meeting senior officials and addressing a joint session of parliament in Burma - the first foreigner to do so. Mr Ban, on... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Burma   Photos   Politics   UN   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Burmese political reforms
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon waves during a visit to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters threw shoes, sand and small stones at the convoy of UN chief Ban Ki-moon as he entered the Gaza Strip for a visit.Phoot by Ahmed Deeb/WN Belfast Telegraph Sun 29 Apr 2012
UN chief begins visit to Burma
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Burma to see how the world body can help promote the country's tentative steps towards democratic reform. Mr Ban will meet... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Burma   Ki-moon   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at a breakfast meeting with the Global Compact Network Korea, in Seoul, Republic of Korea. BBC News Sun 29 Apr 2012
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Burma visit
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is making a landmark visit to Burma to meet Aung San Suu Kyi and press the government for more democratic reforms. Mr Ban has said... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
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Supporters of Pakistani religious group Jamaat-ud-Dawa, listen to their leaders during a rally to condemn the United States for the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, Sunday, May 15, 2011 in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistanis rally, condemn US killing of bin Laden The Guardian
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon waves during a visit to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters threw shoes, sand and small stones at the convoy of UN chief Ban Ki-moon as he entered the Gaza Strip for a visit.Phoot by Ahmed Deeb/WN Ban Ki-Moon discusses terrorism, Afghanistan, Syria with India DNA India
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Indian policemen stand near the wreckage of a car which was blown up by a blast in Bijbehara, 49km (30 miles) south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 22 march 2012. At least one person was killed and 20 others were wounded in the explosion, official said. Police said slain man is a suspect militant. Locals said the intensity of the blast shattered glass panes of buildings in the vicinity and created panic among the residents. Kashmir religious leaders deny sectarian tension The Siasat Daily
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Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks as European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, right, laughs during a joint press conference after their meeting at Suu Ky's National League for Democracy party headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 28, 2012. EU chief opens 'new chapter' in Myanmar Al Jazeera
Indian paramilitary troopers removing the concertina wire from the bunker before its removal in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. 20, April, 2012. Resolve Kashmir issue peacefully: UN chief Newstrack India
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