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WASHINGTON ~ President Barack Obama conferred America’s highest civilian honour on 16 examples of unshakeable human spirit on Wednesday, including – Read More...

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Myanmar’s treatment of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has once again embarrassed its neighbours, and revived – Read More...

WASHINGTON ~ President Barack Obama conferred America’s highest civilian honour on 16 examples of unshakeable human spirit on Wednesday, including – Read More...

Western powers backed opponents of Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he took power for a second term but shied – Read More...

SYDNEY ~ Australia defended security arrangements at its military bases on Thursday after two journalists infiltrated a Sydney barracks allegedly – Read More...

TEHRAN ~ Iran said on Thursday it has found the black boxes from an airliner that crashed in flames near – Read More...

BANGKOK ~ Thousands of Thai “Yellow Shirt” protesters rallied on Thursday in Bangkok to denounce terrorism charges levied against members – Read More...

TOKYO ~ Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso’s public approval rating has tumbled to just 16 percent as support for the – Read More...

WASHINGTON ~ US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has renewed a limited US offer to talk with Iran despite its – Read More...

BANGKOK ~ Myanmar’s military ruler Than Shwe keeps an iron grip over the nation from a remote capital, guided by – Read More...