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Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-democracy leader of the NLD (National League for Democracy), points during a press conference at her residential compound in Rangoon on Saturday, August 31, 1996. Suu Kyi informed journalists of the stiff sentencing and continued harassment toward NLD members by the Burmese government.
Democracy   Elections   Law   Myanmar   Photos  
 CBS News 
Law Bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi From Election
New Election Law Bars Myanmar Democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi From Election | Font size Print E-mail Share (AP) YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A new election law issued by Myanmar's ruling military has barr... (photo: AP / Richard Vogel)
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, left, speaks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009.
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Taliban   UK  
 BBC News 
David Miliband to seek Afghanistan political drive
| Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to call on the Afghan government to work harder to find a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban. | At a lecture in the US, he is expected to urge Pr... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool, Pool)
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gestures to stress a point as she delivers her speech during the awarding ceremonies of the Bagong Bayani and Galing Pook Awards Friday (December 4) at Malacanang's Rizal Hall.  Inquirer 
'Emperor' as AFP chief raises fears of poll fraud
| MANILA, Philippines—Members of both sides of the political spectrum are antsy over President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's appointment of the 'Emperor' as Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff.... (photo: OPS/NIB / Marcelino Pascua)
Arroyo   Fears   Fraud   Manila   Photos  
In this photo released by the Australian Defense Department, an Australian Surveillance Reconnaissance Vehicle (SRV) patrols outside the perimeter of a forward operating base in Afghanistan Sept. 17, 2005. An elite Australian commando was injured and an Afghani soldier killed when their patrol clashed with insurgents in Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 23, 2005. The clash came less than a month after a group of 190 Australian special forces commandos began arriving in Afghanistan to bolster international efforts to restore law and order amid an upsurge in violence blamed on the al-Qaida terror network and supporters of the ousted Taliban regi  The Daily Telegraph Australia 
Command role for Aussies in Afghanistan
| AUSTRALIA is under increasing pressure to take command of coalition forces in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province after Dutch troops withdraw later this year. | The Daily Telegraph understands plans... (photo: AP / Australian Defense Department, CPL Bernard Pearson, HO)
Afghanistan   Australia   Defence   Photos   US  
Top Stories
An unidentified man stands in front of a burned home in the village of Ku-got, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. The State
Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town
| JOS, Nigeria -- Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ago left ... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell)
Killing   Nigeria   Photos   Victims   Violence  
Dog - Cage The Guardian
Navy says 3 dogs died after contractor neglect
| ANNE FLAHERTY | Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says that three dogs died and dozens more were in poor health after being neglected by a private s... (photo: WN / sweet)
Dogs   Health   Navy   Photos   Washington  
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center, presents coins to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, troops at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Frontenac in Kandahar, Afghanistan Post-Bulletin
Defense Secretary Gates praises troops
3/9/2010 3:56:52 PM By Anne Gearan | Associated Press | FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit to... (photo: AP / Jim Watson)
Afghanistan   Photos   Politics   Troops   US  
 Ein Modell des Grossraumflugzeuges Airbus A380 is bei der Firma EADS in Augsburg am 18. Februar 2003 zu sehen. Der europaeische Luft- und Raumfahrtkonzern EADS hat im ersten Quartal 2006 seinen Umsatz um 30 Prozent gegenueber dem Vorjahreszeitraum auf 9, Philadelphia Daily News
EADS makes loss but says visibility improving
| EMMA VANDORE | The Associated Press | PARIS - Airbus parent company EADS NV reported Tuesday that spiraling costs on its military transport plane and its A380 superjumb... (photo: AP Photo/Jan Pitman)
Airlines   Business   Military   Photos   Transport  
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh arrives, at Andrews Air Force Air Port, in Washington on November 22, 2009. Samachaar
India hopeful of reprocessing accord with US soon
New Delhi:  Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington next month, India and the US have held another round of talks to resolve their differences o... (photo: PIB of India)
India   Manmohan   Photos   Politics   US  
 Democratic presidential hopeful, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, speaks at the "Take Back America" political conference in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)   (js1) Merinews
Americans: Dont quit Afghanistan
SOME VOICES in the US Congress are crying hoarse that the President order the American forces to pull out of Afghanistan within 30 days. if that entails danger to US... (photo: AP/Charles Dharapak)
Afghanistan   Kucinich   Military   Photos   US  
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds a townhall meeting for teh staff of the un.  this is a test to see if in deed this keyboard actually works..... Zeenews
Ban Ki-moon writes to military junta to release Suu Kyi
United Nations: With the elections in Myanmar likely to take place later this year, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has asked for the release of all political prisoners including de... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Elections   Military   Photos   Politics   UN  
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of the U.S. Forces Afghanistan, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Afghanistan. The Columbus Dispatch
U.S. general in Afghanistan has eyes on Kandahar next
| KABUL - NATO-led troops are wrapping up the biggest military offensive of the Afghan war and laying the groundwork for the next push into the Taliban heartland of Kanda... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Afghanistan   Kabul   Nato   Photos   US  
The US Army (USA) Medic from A Troop, 2nd Squadron (SQD), 14th Cavalry Regiment (CAV REGT), 25th Infantry Division (ID) Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), pulls security, armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, on a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, during Operation IRAQ The Examiner
US military: 2 soldiers die in Iraq in accident
Comments BAGHDAD (Map, News) - The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in Iraq. | A statement says the soldiers died Monday. It says ... (photo: US DoD)
Death   Iraq   Military   Photos   Troops  
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 8, 2010. The Dallas Morning News
Reconciliation with Taliban not likely in near future, Gates says
| KABUL - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that recent military offensives against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan had gained momentum but that a reconcilia... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   Taliban   US  
South Korean Army soldier stands guard with his machine gun near the border village of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 28, 2009. South Korean and U.S. troops raised their alert Thursday to the highest level since 2006 after North Korea renounced its truce with the allied forces and threatened to strike any ships trying to intercept its vessels. The New York Times
Report: NKorea Has Medium-Range Missile Division
| Filed at 12:14 a.m. ET | SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea has recently created an army division in charge of newly developed intermediate-range missiles capable o... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
Military   Nkorea   Photos   Politics   USA  
War in Iraq War on Terrorism
- Editorial: Iraq's purple revolution
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,382
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,382
- 2 U.S. soldiers die in accident in Iraq
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves his official residence, No. 10 Downing Street in London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, Wednesday July 11, 2007.
Innocent in Iraq, insists Gordon Brown
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- ‘Jihad Jane’, new face of terror in America
- Five killed in terror attack on Pak's World Vision offic
- Pa. woman accused of plotting terrorism attack in Sweden
- US woman charged for plotting terrorism in Europe, South Asi
An anti-terror policeman clears the way from onlookers after a raid in Pamulang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Indonesia president confirms death of militant Dulmatin
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Military Rebels / Insurgency Armed Forces
- Yemen offers talks with separatists as unrest flares
- Yemen offers talks with separatists as unrest flares
- Afghan police thwart Taliban suicide attack
- RICHARD GORDON --> Mindanao village: So near, yet so far
A Philippine communist New People's Army rebel
For Philippine Rebels, Election Is a Cash Cow
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- Israeli general says 'all options' needed to force I
- Governor airs security fears, lauds joint forces
- Do You Believe Eric Massa Was Forced Out by Democrats or Is
- IPTK Tells CM Of Crimes on Women by Forces
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers - India
Humanising the Border Security Force
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Weapons and Equipment Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Bali bombing suspect killed: Indonesia president
- Bali bombing suspect killed: Indonesia president
- U.S. attack subs unlikely to reload cruise missiles: Okada+
- Bali bomb mastermind 'killed in raid'
Sukinda Valley, estimated to contain 97% of India's chromite ore deposits and one of the worlds largest open cast chromite ore mines is seen in the Jajpur district in Orissa, India
Indian Railway part of mining scam in Orissa: Opposition
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- The new 'Battlefield' is a blast
- Amsterdam airport tightens security after sting
- Where No One Knows Your Name
- After Kasab farce, it is prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam's turn
Soda - Soft Drinks
Study links soda tax and better health
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Chemical Weapons Nuclear Weapons
- Is US' nuke-free world pledge sincere?
- Security environment more difficult: Narayanan
- UK complained to US about terror suspect torture, says ex-MI
- Iran’s refutation of US’ lies of nuclear weapons censore
File - Detainees at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Cuba, sit on prayer rugs as they observe morning prayers before sunrise inside Camp Delta Oct. 28, 2009.
UK complained to US about terror suspect torture, says ex-MI5 boss
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- Israel, Syria say they will pursue nuclear plants
- Israeli general says 'all options' needed to force I
- Japan reveals secret nuclear pact with US
- Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast
File - President Barack Obama talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a G-20 leaders working dinner at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 24, 2009.
US and Russia resume nuclear talks
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