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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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Myanmar's Suu Kyi appeal, EU negotiations to open
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 3:50 am ET
Military-ruled Myanmar's supreme court has agreed to hear an appeal against the extended house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, an official said Friday.
Denison displays artifacts collected by Baptist missionaries to Asian nation
The Columbus Dispatch - Sun Dec 6, 6:37 am ET
GRANVILLE -- "Baptists in Burma," highlighting Denison University's unusual and fascinating collection of Burmese artifacts, is visually stunning.
Cameron Sinclair: Building Change Across the Globe
The Huffington Post - Mon Dec 7, 6:28 am ET
Architecture for Humanity has spent the last decade building a more sustainable future using the power of design.
MYANMAR: Chin State - a mountain of trouble
IRIN - Mon Dec 7, 9:30 am ET
RONG LONG, 7 December 2009 (IRIN) - In the remote western Chin state, Ngite Pan, 46, ekes out an existence, feeding herself and her 15-year-old daughter by planting millet. Occasionally, she sells a traditional intoxicating brew called Khaung-Yay, also made from millet, which earns her about US$4 a month.
Amnesty International plans Write-a-thon
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mon Dec 7, 12:19 am ET
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.
Digest
Washington Post - Sat Dec 5, 12:00 am ET
BURMA Burma's Supreme Court said Friday that it will allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to argue against the extension of her house arrest, giving her a chance to fight the detention that would keep her locked away during elections next year.
The Countries Most Known for Corruption
New York Times - Sat Dec 5, 4:18 pm ET
Among the worst were Afghanistan, Myanmar and Somalia, while a survey showed New Zealand, Denmark and Singapore were seen as the least corrupt.
Industry upheaval can't stop Sundance dreams
Provo Daily Herald - Mon Dec 7, 3:22 am ET
Think it's hard getting into Yale? Try the Sundance Film Festival.
Captain Easy, 1944
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - Mon Dec 7, 6:40 am ET
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 ...
Three Exhibits Open at the Wright Museum in Time for Fall
Beloit College - Mon Dec 7, 11:07 am ET
Two new exhibits will feature items from the permanent collection, and a third will complement a common student reading.
Shepard Fairey Keeps Hope Alive
New York Magazine - Mon Dec 7, 1:14 am ET
Even Shepard Faireys assistants are appropriated.
Students, militia clash in 2nd day of Iran protest
San Francisco Chronicle - Sun Dec 6, 5:09 am ET
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
Myanmar High Court to Hear Dissident’s Appeal
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 8:18 am ET
The court will consider an appeal by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi over an 18-month extension of her longstanding house arrest, her lawyer said Friday.
BYU student still missing after 5 years
The Logan Herald Journal - Mon Dec 7, 2:19 am ET
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.
Myanmar Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Suu Kyi's Appeal Against Detention
INO News - Fri Dec 4, 10:40 am ET
(RTTNews) - Supreme court of the military-ruled Myanmar agreed Friday to hear an appeal challenging the extended house-arrest of the country's Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was denied freedom for more than a decade.