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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks at a photo during the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition entitled "Aung San Suu Kyi, The Burmese Way to Democracy" at Institute of French in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Democracy   Myanmar   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: Aung San Suu Kyi  
 The Star 
Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be given the rare honour of addressing both houses of Britain's parliament when she makes her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Former Sri Lankan soldier amputees participate in a parade to invoke blessings against the UN resolution against war crimes and human rights abuses during Sri Lanka's civil war, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 22, 2012.
Human Rights   Photos   Sri Lanka   War   Wikipedia: Sri Lankan Civil War  
 Jakarta Post 
Sri Lanka to probe civil war abuses on its own
| Sri Lanka says it will conduct its own investigation into rights abuses during the final months of the island nation's civil war when thousands of civilians reportedly died, dismissing the need for ... (photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena)
This Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, shows workers inside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.Facebook, the social network that changed "friend" from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market.  US News 
Will Being on the Stock Market Change Facebook?
After the IPO, users may see changes to the site | Facebook began trading on the Nasdaq today, priced at $38 a share. This puts the total value of the company at $104 billion, the third largest initia... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma)
Facebook   Market   NASDAQ   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: History of Facebook  
President Barack Obama stands with his head bowed in prayer during a ceremony to award posthumously the Medal of Honor to Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, widow of Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., US Army, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Sabo was killed in 1970 in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.  Zeenews 
US: 'Barack Obama was born in Kenya'
London: A promotional pamphlet edited from publishing imprint Acton and Dystel claimed that Barack Obama, then president of the Harvard Law Review, was “born in Kenya”. | The simmering political r... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster)
Government   Obama   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
Top Stories
MTV VJ and Bb. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Film Notes: MTV Movie Awards will include 'Perks,' Wiz
| If you've been dying to get a look at anything from "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," a trailer will run during the pre-show for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on June... (photo: WN)
Art   Award   Film   Photos   Wikipedia: MTV Movie Awards  
Frontier Airlines Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Frontier cancels twice-daily flights to Milwaukee
| Here today, gone tomorrow. | That just about summarizes how long Frontier Airlines' new service between Pittsburgh and Milwaukee will last. | The airline that laun... (photo: Creative Commons / Jelson25)
Airlines   Industry   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Frontier Airlines  
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, gestures while speaking to reporters on the tarmac after arriving in West Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, May 17, 2012. Boston Herald
Rivals ready to let slip the dogs of war
| The battleships are coming. And we’re not talking about the movie. | The White House race is on the verge of going nuclear — the only question is who will s... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
Election   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: United States presidential election, 2012  
President Barack Obama his fists in the air when he stopped in his chief of staff's office to monitor the staff's progress in lobbying members of Congress to vote for the bill. Canberra Times
Obama caught up in pastor smear campaign
| Barack Obama ... a "metrosexual black Abe Lincoln". Photo: AP | The Wrap | It is not often you get to see inside a political smear campaign before it is... (photo: Public Domain / The White House from Washington, DC)
Government   Obama   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
United States President Barack Obama boards Air Force One prior to departure from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, 44 minutes before sunrise on 2 May 2012. The Guardian
Obamas praise Summer, voice sorrow over her death
| WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are expressing sadness over the death of Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco who succumbed to canc... (photo: Public Domain / Pete Souza)
Obama   Photos   President   Washington   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
In this May 10, 2012 file photo, British Prime Minister David Cameron is seen in London. The Independent
Cameron to tell Merkel she is the only person who can save the euro
| Amid growing alarm within the Treasury over the impact of the crisis on Britain, a close ally of Chancellor George Osborne warned the financial contagion in Greece coul... (photo: AP / Carl Court)
Economy   Europe   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis  
Young children at the World Food Programme (WFP) school feeding centre in Agarsamat, Tahoua Region, Niger, 17 November, 2011.  Prices at Niger's food markets are spiking in the aftermath of a patchy harvest, causing concern among food security experts that many could soon go hungry. The Independent
G8 summit: The hunger game
| One of the worst hit is the African country of Niger where the lives of six million children are in the balance, the British charity Save the Children has warned. Serio... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan)
Africa   Aid   Famine   Photos   Wikipedia: Sahel drought  
Opinions Commentaries
- Ky. voices: Robert Olson says mideast wars haven't promo
- Don't Blame Apple Because Customs Is Holding HTC's B
- ALEX BRUMMER: Europe needs leaders to take urgent action in
- Car bomb kills 9, wounds 100 in eastern Syria city
Chelsea's Petr Cech reacts after letting in a penalty during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match at Liverpool's Anfield stadium in Liverpool England, Tuesday May 1, 2007.
Champions League final 2012: Chelsea keeper Petr Cech does his homework to cope with penalty-shootout
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- Globalization is a game changer for America
- Marijuana can help the sick
- Digital diplomacy is embraced by envoys
- Protecting nonsmokers is the goal
Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich signs an autograph for a supporter after speaking at a rally in Montgomery, Ala., Wednesday, March 7, 2012. (AP Photo/David Bundy)
Romney should avoid anti-Muslim rhetoric
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Columnists Media
- Tim Walker: Gary and Harry and a tambourine
- Krauthammer: Contradiction on gay marriage
- Meet Columnist Rinku Bhattacharya
- 'ODT' columnist wins award
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- Cannes 2012: Exclusive Media's Alex Walton on His Trans
- Cannes 2012: Exclusive Media's Alex Walton on His Transc
- Major league teams working on social media message
- LCD pledges to convert state media
Facebook - Mobile internet
Facebook set to make market splash with $100bn floatation
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Politics Journalism
- Obama touts reforms after bank's $2 billion loss
- 3 charged with terror conspiracy ahead of NATO
- Will Smith slaps journalist who tried to kiss him
- Plane carrying Chinese blind activist and family departs for
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks at a photo during the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition entitled "Aung San Suu Kyi, The Burmese Way to Democracy" at Institute of French in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June
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- Will Smith slaps journalist who tried to kiss him
- Will Smith slaps journalist who tried to kiss him
- Will Smith Slaps Journalist Who Tried To Kiss Him
- Will Smith slaps journalist who tried to kiss him
India Kolkata Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata in Eastern India City
Why Eden is different Mudar Patherya, a former Sportsworld journalist, writes an open letter to ...
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Democracy Letters
- Indian democracy needs an upgrade
- Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, May 18, 2012
- Democracy was subverted in Colorado civil unions debate
- Questions about Turkey as a democracy and military model
Leader of the Socialists PASOK party Evangelos Venizelos Evangelos Venizelos, left, smiles at President Karolos Papoulias before he is given a mandate to form a coalition government in Athens Thursday May 10, 2012.
Greece: Pasok and New Democracy leaders in unity talks
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- Kim Kardashian 'bans backstage mingling'
- Records show we pay less property taxes than in 2005
- Red letter day on Knavesmire
- 'Agreement will be implemented in letters and spirit'
Roy Keane
Keane in warning to new champions
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