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YANGON (AFP)--Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the junta's liaison officer at a state guesthouse for 45 minutes Wednesday, an official said.
The mass media had lots to do during World War II keeping the home front on the job with new war movies each week, radio shows with war themes, and several military comic strips. Even Snuffy Smith was drafted. Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune began in 1933, but by 1944 the Captain, such as other comic characters during the war years, had left off pursuing fortune and joined the U.S. Army. We see ...
Architecture for Humanity has spent the last decade building a more sustainable future using the power of design.
Think it's hard getting into Yale? Try the Sundance Film Festival.
In this photo taken Nov. 23, 2009, Roy and Kathleen Sneddon of Providence, Utah pose with a picture of their son David at their home in Providence. The Sneddons are confident that David is still alive in China, even though he's been missing for 5 years.
Even Shepard Faireys assistants are appropriated.
The Pittsburgh chapter of Amnesty International will host its 23rd annual "Write-a-thon" Thursday, inviting local residents to gather in Shadyside and pen letters protesting detentions and imprisonments around the world.
Nearly six months after exiting, Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors Co. present a clear, but puzzling, contrast.
Michael Latham, professor emeritus and graduate professor of nutritional sciences, gave the keynote address Nov. 19 at the "One Asia Forum on Child Feeding in Emergencies," held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 18-21.
GRANVILLE -- "Baptists in Burma," highlighting Denison University's unusual and fascinating collection of Burmese artifacts, is visually stunning.
Hard-line militiamen firing tear gas and throwing stones stormed a crowd of thousands of university students protesting for a second day Tuesday, as Iran threatened a tougher crackdown on the opposition after the biggest anti-government demonstrations in... Iran - Tehran - Internet access - 2007 Burmese anti-government protests - Middle East
Recommendations of recent books from the staffs of a rotating list of Bay Area independent bookstores. This week's list (all titles in paperback) is from Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave., Berkeley. (510) 548-2350. www.asiabookcenter.com....
Myanmar has charged 128 foreign fishermen with violating immigration laws after they were arrested last month for illegal fishing, an official said Sunday.
In the two and a half years Elsa Velasquez Ward has been Midland Memorial Hospital's cultural diversity coordinator, more employees are making it a habit to call on her interpreters to help make the health care experience more comfortable for non-English speakers.
For decades Lutheran Social Services and Bethany Christian Services have helped refugees from war torn or oppressed countries seek shelter in West Michigan.
Partial list - (25+) PAINTINGS: W.M Prior, View of Mount Vernon, o/c, 18x24; J.J. McAufiff, Marine, dated 1887; Lg. 19th c. portrait of man in red robe; L.T. Mitchell woodland, cased in shadow box & much more.
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