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Myanmar junta official meets Aung San Suu Kyi

AP - Wed Dec 9, 8:22 am ET

Detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken from her home Wednesday into unannounced talks with a junta official, the first in two months, officials said.

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Obama rights record questioned ahead of Nobel prize
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 10:56 am ET
Two leading international human rights groups gave U.S. President Barack Obama mixed reviews on his human rights record on Wednesday, a day before he is slated to accept the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.
Libby Liu: Put Article 19 into Action in Asia
The Huffington Post - 25 minutes ago
Obama called for the lifting of restrictions on the Internet and Twitter in China. Ironically, China's state-run People's Daily online censored these very comments from its translation.
Yun Nan Flavour Snack
New York Times - Tue Dec 8, 8:33 pm ET
As those who quietly chase the dragons of Chinese food have known for some time now, this storefront is one of the city’s treasures.
Rights under growing threat in China: analysts
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 7:05 pm ET
Human rights are increasingly under threat in China, according to a British firm which analyses dangers for business worldwide, while also describing risks in Russia, Nigeria and India as extreme.
Awards keep coming for Mill Valley photographer
Mill Valley Herald - 54 minutes ago
Mill Valley photographer Robert Holmes has been selected by the Society of American Travel Writers as the 2010 Travel Photographer of the Year for an unprecedented third time.
U.S. envoy in Sri Lanka, Washington mulls change in ties
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 11:34 am ET
The U.S. diplomat responsible for south Asia landed in Sri Lanka on Tuesday after a U.S. Senate committee urged the United States not to "lose" its relationship with the strategically located island nation.
A travel diary – part one
National Catholic Reporter - 1 hour 40 minutes ago
It's been quite a two weeks: first there was the Asia Pacific Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty in Melbourne, Austraila, Dec. 2-3; then the Parliament of the World's Religions, also in Melbourne through Dec. 9, and now the trip from Melbourne to Copenhagen, Denmark for the U.N. conference on climate change.
Concerns deepen over local refugees
Greensboro News & Record - Wed Dec 9, 3:07 am ET
GREENSBORO — Guilford County’s resettlement agencies are taking in too many refugees without enough resources to support them, faith leaders said this week. Recent concern has focused on the plight of newly settled Iraqis at the Hunters Glen Apartments, along with the story of a homeless Burmese refugee who arrived at Greensboro Urban Ministry’s shelter in November. read more
Is Your Seafood Harvested by Slaves?
The Progress Report - Wed Dec 9, 12:58 am ET
For Burmese workers, life aboard Thai fishing boats depends on the captors. See why equal access to Earth is key?
Police seek public's help in finding missing kayaker
Honolulu Advertiser - Wed Dec 9, 7:11 am ET
Big Island police are asking for the public's help in finding a man reported missing after apparently going kayaking off South Kohala.
James Dawson, longtime Huntsville school board member, dies at 84
The Huntsville Times - Wed Dec 9, 12:15 pm ET
First elected in 1988, Dawson was spirited voice for civil rights, calling for "equality and justice" for everyone at nearly every board meeting.
NATO pledges massive boost to Afghan training mission
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 10:47 am ET
Brussels - NATO and its allies have pledged a massive boost to their missions to train the Afghan army and police, leaving a shortfall of just some 10 per cent, NATO officials said Wednesday. The alliance is desperate to create a powerful Afghan army...
Iranian leader Khamenei wins 'dictator of the year' award
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 10:46 am ET
Oslo - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was Wednesday selected as winner of dictator of the year prize, students at Oslo University said. The Iranian leader was chosen from 11 candidates - selected by human rights experts - including No...
Tricky test awaits Obama at Nobel ceremony
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 10:25 am ET
President Barack Obama faces a test of tone and political dexterity Thursday, when he accepts the Nobel peace prize days after escalating a war and with a resume lacking defining foreign policy wins.
Michigan Couple Sets Precedent with Adoption of Karen Refugees
Christian News Wire - Wed Dec 9, 1:26 pm ET
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Dec. 9 / Christian Newswire / -- Jim and Karen Jacobson might describe themselves as ordinary citizens, but the Michigan residents have done something so extraordinary that they just may have set a new precedent in the U.S. adoption arena.