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UN chief chides Myanmar over Suu Kyi visit

UN chief chides Myanmar over Suu Kyi visit

AFP - Sunday, July 5

BANGKOK (AFP) - - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered a stern rebuke to Myanmar's junta Saturday after the country's military ruler refused to let him meet detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. More »

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  • 150,000 evacuated in south China after torrential rains

    150,000 evacuated in south China after torrential rains

    AFP - Sunday, July 5

    BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao ordered local officials Saturday to step up flood control work in south China after over 150,000 people were forced to evacuate following torrential rains. More »

  • Australia draw final Ashes warm-up

    Australia draw final Ashes warm-up

    AFP - Sunday, July 5

    WORCESTER, England (AFP) - - Australia on Saturday drew their final warm-up match against the England Lions ahead of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff next week. More »

  • N.Korea test-fires seven missiles: S.Korea

    AFP - Sunday, July 5

    SEOUL (AFP) - - North Korea test-fired seven missiles off its east coast on Saturday, South Korean officials said, in an act of defiance apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday. More »

  • France urged to reveal 2002 Pakistan attack files

    France urged to reveal 2002 Pakistan attack files

    AFP - Sunday, July 5

    PARIS (AFP) - - Anti-terror judges leading an inquiry into the 2002 killing of 11 French engineers in Pakistan have asked France's defence minister to open up classified government files, a source said Saturday. More »

  • Taliban claim to down Pakistani helicopter

    Taliban claim to down Pakistani helicopter

    AFP - Sunday, July 5

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - - The Taliban claimed responsibility on Saturday for a Pakistani helicopter crash that killed 26 security personnel, as helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in the northwest. More »

  • UN chief outlines Myanmar vision in rare speech

    UN chief outlines Myanmar vision in rare speech

    AFP - Sunday, July 5

    YANGON (AFP) - - UN chief Ban Ki-moon gave a rare public speech on Saturday outlining his vision for a democratic Myanmar, just hours after the ruling junta refused to let him meet opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. More »

  • Indonesia's election candidates hold last rallies

    Indonesia's election candidates hold last rallies

    AFP - Sunday, July 5

    JAKARTA (AFP) - - Indonesia's presidential candidates held their final rallies Saturday ahead of only the second direct elections for the country's head of state since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998. More »

  • Thailand's swine flu death toll reaches seven

    Thailand's swine flu death toll reaches seven

    AFP - Sunday, July 5

    BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thailand's health authorities on Saturday reported two more deaths from swine flu, raising the country's total to seven, as the number of confirmed cases passed 1,800. More »

  • N.Korea fires seventh missile: S.Korea

    AFP - Sunday, July 5

    SEOUL (AFP) - - North Korea test-fired a seventh missile on Saturday from its base on the east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said. More »