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YANGON ~ Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi believes the junta’s charges against her are “politically motivated,” her lawyer – Read More...

TEHRAN ~ Campaigning for Iran’s presidential election wrapped up on Thursday after three weeks of mass rallies, a series of – Read More...

PESHAWAR ~ Pakistan’s military said on Thursday troops had killed 66 militants in the last 24 hours, as an offensive – Read More...

FERNANDO DE NORONHA ~ The hunt for the wreck of an Air France jet that plunged into the ocean with – Read More...

CAIRO ~ US President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to forge a “new beginning” for Islam and America in a – Read More...

LONDON ~ The world is sitting on a “powder keg” of social unrest, which risks exploding as human rights are – Read More...

WASHINGTON ~ President Barack Obama’s national security advisor James Jones has rejected ex-vice president Dick Cheney’s claim that dismantling Bush-era – Read More...

PHNOM PENH ~ Talks between Southeast Asian and European ministers opened in the Cambodian capital on Thursday with pledges to – Read More...

SEOUL ~ South Korean and US troops went on higher alert on Thursday after North Korea announced it is scrapping – Read More...

DILI ~ The chief minister of Australia’s Northern Territory visited East Timor on Wednesday with the largest foreign delegation to – Read More...