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In this photo taken on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, a Buddhist monk walks in the debris after a pagoda was damaged by a strong earthquake, in Thabeikkyin township in Mandalay, Myanmar.
Disaster   Earthquake   Myanmar   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Shwebo earthquake		  The Star 
Red Cross: Myanmar quake leaves 38 dead or missing
Tue 13 Nov 2012
YANGON: A powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar at the weekend has left 38 people dead or missing, the Red Cross said Tuesday as a new tremor rattled the government's showpiece capital Naypyidaw.... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, arrives at Yangon International airport before departing for India in yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012.
Burma   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Burma–India relations		  BBC News 
Aung San Suu Kyi begins visit to India
Tue 13 Nov 2012
The Burmese opposition leader and member of parliament Aung San Suu Kyi is making her first visit to India since she was released from nearly 15 years under house arrest. She will meet Indian Prime... (photo: AP)
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, Myanmar holds special discussion with Burmese Staff Association  The Independent  Mon 12 Nov 2012
Suu Kyi's party told it's too authoritarian as Burma's activists quit
The leadership of Aung San Suu Kyi's political party is facing a growing tide of resignations amid claims of authoritarianism as it attempts to replace ageing members of Burma's democracy movement... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
Burma   Democracy   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Aung San Suu Kyi
Three men try to clear debris after a pagoda was damaged by Sunday's strong earthquake in Kyaukmyaung township in Shwebo, Sagaing Division, northwest of Mandalay, Myanmar, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. The earthquake collapsed a bridge and damaged ancient Buddhist pagodas in northern Myanmar, and piecemeal reports from the underdeveloped mining region said mines collapsed and as many as 12 people were feared dead.  CNBC  Mon 12 Nov 2012
Deadly quake collapses bridge, mine in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar - A strong earthquake collapsed a bridge and damaged ancient Buddhist pagodas in northern Myanmar, and piecemeal reports from the underdeveloped mining region said mines collapsed and... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Disasters   Earthquake   Myanmar   Photos   Wikipedia: Earthquake
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File - Kurdish rebel leader Abdulah Ocalan stands behind bulletproof and bombproof glass during his first trial in the prison island of Imrali on Monday, May 31, 1999. Al Jazeera Mon 12 Nov 2012
Turkish leaders join hunger strike for Ocalan
Several leading Kurdish politicians have joined a weeks-long hunger strike demanding an end to the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan... (photo: AP / Mustafa Abadan/Anatolia)
Kurd News   Photos   Protest   Turkey   Wikipedia: Abdullah Öcalan
Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. The Daily Telegraph Sun 11 Nov 2012
How Hu changed China: from hoarded cabbages to Starbucks and Jaguars, but new leaders face problems
As China's National Party Congress prepares for a once-in-a-decade change of leadership, Kathleen McLaughlin looks at how the country has been transformed over her 10... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
China   Economy   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Hu Jintao
Masked Bahraini anti-government protesters prepare to throw petrol bombs during clashes with riot police firing tear gas, birdshot and rubber bullets after the politically charged funeral for a teenager in Muharraq, Bahrain, on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 Al Jazeera Sun 11 Nov 2012
Bahrain deploys paramilitaries to patrol city
Bahrain's paramilitary National Guard has been deployed into new areas in an apparent sign that authorities are stepping up efforts to quell political unrest. A... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali)
Bahrain   Military   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011–present)
File - President Barack Obama participates in a conference call with electric utility executives to discuss the restoration of power for those who lost electricity during Hurricane Sandy, in the Situation Room of the White House, Oct. 30, 2012. Jakarta Globe Sat 10 Nov 2012
Myanmar Extends 'Warm Welcome' to Obama Before Visit
Yangon. Myanmar’s government has said it “warmly welcomes” the historic visit of President Barack Obama later this month, expressing hope his trip will bolster the... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Myanmar   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Foreign relations of Burma
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to translation during a joint press conference with her Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi, unseen, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Zeenews Sat 10 Nov 2012
Hillary Clinton to travel to Asia Pacific
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, would travel to the Asia Pacific region on a 10-day trip that will take her to Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and... (photo: AP / Jim Watson)
Asia   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Hillary Rodham Clinton


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