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May 22, 2009

Fugitive Rebels Shot as Sri Lanka Celebrates Victory

COLOMBO ~ Sri Lanka celebrated victory over the Tamil Tigers with a national holiday on Wednesday as the army hunted – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Myanmar Bars Access to Suu Kyi Trial Again

YANGON ~ Myanmar’s military junta put the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi back behind closed doors on – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Iran Hails Successful Test of New Medium-Range Missile

SEMNAN ~ President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Wednesday that Iran had successfully test-fired a new medium-range missile, drawing a warning – Read More...
May 15, 2009

Pressed by Rights Groups, UN Speaks Out on Sri Lanka

ISLAMABAD ~ A deadly battle is looming over the capital of Swat, where armed Taliban have mined roads and dug – Read More...
May 15, 2009

Bloody Battle Looms for Pakistan’s Swat

ISLAMABAD ~ A deadly battle is looming over the capital of Swat, where armed Taliban have mined roads and dug – Read More...
May 15, 2009

Thailand Fails to Reconvene Asian Summit

BANGKOK ~ Thailand, which was forced to cancel a key Asian summit in April amid chaotic anti-government protests, has failed – Read More...
May 15, 2009

Suu Kyi Charged with Breaching House Arrest

YANGON ~ Myanmar authorities charged opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday with breaching the conditions of her house – Read More...
May 1, 2009

WHO Warns Global Swine Flu Pandemic Imminent

GENEVA ~ The World Health Organization warned a global swine flu pandemic was imminent, as more nations confirmed cases of – Read More...
May 1, 2009

US Says Nuclear Threat Deepens N. Korea’s Isolation

SEOUL ~ The United States told North Korea it is only deepening its isolation with vows to conduct a second – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Obama Invokes Churchill in Defence of Policies

WASHINGTON ~ President Barack Obama has fended off criticism that his policies had imperilled US security, evoking Britain’s historic war-time – Read More...