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The Week Ahead: Suu Kyi sojourn, Thatcher farewell, Italy adrift
Testing the waters for a revitalized Asian alliance Now through Saturday, April 20: Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to Japan this week is purportedly unofficial, but the Nobel Peace Prize laureate probably has more clout than any...
Tags: China, Parliament, United Kingdom, Nobel Prize Awards, Elizabeth II
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Michelle Obama's wings
WASHINGTON -- If second-term presidents feel liberated by re-election to pursue bolder agendas, first ladies often become more comfortable to be their own person. Witness Laura Bush, who in her husband's second term discovered that she, too, had a voice...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Barack Obama, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Women's Health, Washington, DC
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Your Scene: Big steps in Myanmar
In November, Stefanie Weiner visited Myanmar with small tour group led by a Burmese photographer. At Mingun, a small town near Mandalay, Weiner photographed a young monk traversing the stone arches of Myatheindan Pagoda. "The scene seems to embody the...
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Myanmar officials blame electrical problems for mosque fire
Electrical problems were to blame for a fire that reportedly killed 13 children at a mosque and religious school in Myanmar, authorities said Tuesday, even as the blaze stirred up suspicions of an attack on Muslims. Yangon regional fire chief Kyi Win...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Religion and Belief, Yangon (Burma), Religious Conflicts
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Myanmar's once-proud film industry a flicker of its former self
YANGON, Myanmar — Down a back road in northern Yangon, a sagging teak house fights back the jungle. On the gate, barely noticeable under the weeds, rusty ironwork spells out "A1 Film." Myanmar's first movie studio, once known as the Burma Film Co....Tags: Human Rights, Arts and Culture, Politics, Entertainment, Sylvester Stallone
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Interview: Why the world is losing faith in democracy
In the heady days of 1989, nondemocratic regimes fell like dominoes to the peaceful march of activists across Eastern Europe. Even China briefly appeared vulnerable to popular demands for a voice in how the country is ruled -- until the crackdown at ...
Tags: China, Politics, Hugo Chavez, Political Systems, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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U.N.: Indian Ocean claims hundreds as 'one of the deadliest' waters
By the time their rickety boat was rescued last week off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, nearly a hundred of the weakened passengers had lost their lives – roughly three times as many as survived. The starving people had endured nearly two...
Tags: Oceans, Human Rights, Politics, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
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Myanmar on edge after new eruption of interreligious violence
As the Myanmar government urged calm, Muslim shops reportedly sat shuttered Monday in the capital of Yangon, a sign of continued unease after the re-eruption of deadly religious violence in the country. Riots in the central city of Meiktila,...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Religion and Belief, Yangon (Burma), Religious Conflicts
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‘Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown’ debuts April 14 on CNN
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelAnthony Bourdain heads to Myanmar for the debut of his CNN show. Get ready for “Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown,” bowing at 9 p.m. Sunday, April 14. Bourdain will receive heavy exposure on CNN's weekends. “Parts Unknown” will repeat... -
Myanmar opposition party meets in open to elect leaders
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.NEW DELHI, India -- Myanmar’s main opposition party led by Nobel laureate lawmaker Aung San Suu Kyi began three days of meetings in Yangon on Friday to elect leaders for the first time in its 25-year history. The fact that the government allowed...Tags: Prisons, Justice and Rights, Politics, Government, Aung San Suu Kyi
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Smaller ships will have big presence in 2013
Big, bigger, biggest is not what cruising is all about in 2013. In fact, most of this year's new ships are designed for river cruising, carrying fewer than 200 passengers. Woodland Hills-based Viking River Cruises leads the way, introducing 10 new...
Tags: Kennedy Space Center, NASCAR, Tourism and Leisure, Norwegian Cruise Line, Portugal
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Harry A. Northcraft, 92
Harry “Haddie” Armand Northcraft, 92, of Cumberland, Md., passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at his home. Born June 5, 1920, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Harry P. Northcraft and Olive I. (Sturtz) Northcraft. He was also...
Tags: Celanese Corporation, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), World War II (1939-1945), Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), U.S. Air Force
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