Quiet prayers, protests as Suu Kyi turns 61
Buddhist monks chanted prayers to mark the 61st
birthday of detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday while
pro-democracy activists around the world planned protests against
the military junta.
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Taliban kill 30, abduct 10 Afghans
Taliban guerrillas have killed more than 30
people and abducted 10 in southern Afghanistan, a parliamentarian
said on Monday, the latest attack in the bloodiest phase of violence
in nearly five years.
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Global arms shipments out of control-Amnesty
Governments who cut their armed forces end up
relying on private suppliers to transport their weapons with few
controls, Amnesty International said. As these logistics networks
proliferate in conflicts across the globe, international arms
control rules are floundering, the human rights group said in a
report urging tough government action to re-impose control.
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