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21 found dead in Philippine hostage crisis, says military
21 people, who were among a group of journalists and local politicians abducted in southern Philippines, have been found dead, according to the region's military chief Major General Alfredo Cayton.
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Obama, ASEAN leaders turn up the heat on Burma
US President Barack Obama joined nine leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in calling on Burma to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and to hold credible elections during a summit meeting in Singapore.
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US envoys meet Suu Kyi, Burmese leaders
A delegation of senior US officials held talks Wednesday with Burma's military junta leader as well as opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (pictured), who was allowed a rare break from detention.
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Suu Kyi meets with Western diplomats
Burma's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with Western diplomats in Yangon, following a letter that she sent to the secretive military junta proposing ways to get sanctions lifted.
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Court rejects Suu Kyi’s appeal against extended house arrest
A Burmese court has rejected opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal against her extended house arrest following her August conviction over a bizarre incident in which an American man swam to her house uninvited.
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U Win Tin, Burmese journalist and opposition member
Freed in September 2008 after 19 years in the prisons of the Burmese junta, U Win Tin, aged 80, is a veteran of the struggle for democracy and above all a political mentor to d'Aung San Suu Kyi. Interview.
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BURMA
US says it is ready to 'engage directly' with junta
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (pictured) says the US hopes to engage directly with Burma’s ruling military junta in an effort to encourage the country to adopt democratic reforms, but insists that current sanctions will continue.
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Suu Kyi appeals conviction for sheltering US man
Lawyers for detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched an appeal Thursday against her conviction on charges of sheltering a US man who swam to her lakeside house.
BURMA
Senator Webb arrives in Thailand with released US national
US Senator Jim Webb (pictured) said Sunday that China has an "obligation" to mediate with the Burmese leadership. Webb was speaking after arriving in Thailand with US national John Yettaw, whose release he secured in talks with Burma's ruling junta.
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Jailed US citizen arrives in Thailand with Senator Webb
John Yettaw (pictured right), the US citizen detained in Burma for trying to make contact with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left), has arrived in Thailand with US Senator Jim Webb, who secured his release in an agreement with the ruling junta.
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Senator meets Suu Kyi and junta chief, secures release of US national
US Democratic Senator Jim Webb (right) held talks with Burma's junta leader on Saturday and later met with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left). Webb also secured an agreement from the junta to release US national John Yettaw.
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