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August 25, 2011 | Headline
A new study has found a direct connection between changing climate and an increase in warfare and conflict. Meteorologists at Columbia University examined the relationship between the weather pattern …
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August 15, 2011 | Headline
Burma’s pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has made her first political trip outside the main city of Rangoon since her latest seven-year house arrest ended in November. Suu Kyi met with …
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April 29, 2011 | Story
Up to two billion people around the world tuned in to watch the British royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, a story which has dominated TV news for weeks. The wedding buzz offers a …
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December 29, 2010 | Story
As 2010 draws to a close, what is the role of the United States in the world today? From the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the cuts to social programs here at home, where is there emerging …
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December 10, 2010 | Headline
The latest WikiLeaks cables also include a dispatch from Burma alleging construction of secret nuclear and missile sites by the Burmese junta. A Burmese officer is quoted as saying North Korean …
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November 23, 2010 | Headline
In news from Asia, Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been reunited with her son Kim Aris after more than a decade. The 33-year-old Kim last saw his mother in 1999.
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November 15, 2010 | Headline
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been freed after her latest confinement under house arrest expired. Suu Kyi has spent 15 of the last 21 years in detention. On Sunday, one day after …
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November 15, 2010 | Story
In Burma, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is free. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has spent 15 of the past 21 years in detention. She was released on Saturday by the Burmese military junta after …
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November 12, 2010 | Headline
Reports are emerging from Burma that the Burmese military junta has approved the release of jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The Nobel laureate's latest prison term is set to expire on …
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November 08, 2010 | Headline
The Burmese military junta is claiming victory in the nation's first elections in 20 years. Pro-democracy groups tied to the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi boycotted the polls. …