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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 »

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  • Pakistani airstrikes kill at least 12 militants

    AP - Sunday, July 5

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani warplanes and helicopter gunships pounded Taliban positions in the country's volatile northwest on Saturday, killing at least 12 suspected insurgents, security officials said, as the government kept up pressure on Islamist militants along the Afghan border. More »

  • At least 9 killed in bus accident in eastern India

    AP - Sunday, July 5

    NEW DELHI - A bus overtaking another vehicle at high speed as they crossed a bridge in eastern India crashed through the railings and fell nearly 30 feet (9 meters) onto a railroad track Saturday, leaving at least nine people dead, a news report said. More »

  • 2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan

    AP - Sunday, July 5

    KABUL - Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops and wounding several more in a two-hour battle, officials said. More »

  • At least 6 killed in bus accident in eastern India

    AP - Sunday, July 5

    NEW DELHI - A bus overtaking another vehicle at high speed as they crossed a bridge in eastern India crashed through the railings and fell nearly 30 feet (9 meters) onto a railroad track Saturday, leaving at least six people dead, a news report said. More »

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