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UN chief set for mission in Burma
The UN secretary general will visit Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi. (Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:54:30 GMT)
China babies 'sold for adoption'
Baby girls removed from parents who broke China's family-planning laws have been sold for adoption overseas, it is reported. (Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:35:50 GMT)
N Korea fires short-range missiles
North Korea test fires four short-range missiles off its eastern coast, South Korea's defence ministry says. (Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:08 GMT)
Japan envoy wins UN nuclear post
Japanese envoy Yukiya Amano is elected the next director-general of the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, diplomats say. (Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:23:08 GMT)
Developing world faces age crisis
Researchers predict a "population time bomb" in developing world nations because of their rapidly ageing populations. (Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:55:39 GMT)
Top Stories:
Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War
(AP)
 AP - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.
(Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:33:01 GMT)
Marines suffer first casualties in Afghan campaign
(AP)
 AP - U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. One Marine was killed and several others were injured or wounded on the first full day of the assault, the largest military operation in Afghanistan since the fall of Taliban government in 2001.
(Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:33:06 GMT)
Jackson ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids
(AP)
 AP - The future of Michael Jackson's children was thrown into question Thursday when his ex-wife emerged and won a delay in a custody hearing while she decides whether she wants to raise her two offspring.
(Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:43:22 GMT)
Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage
(AP)
 AP - Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
(Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:02:46 GMT)
Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death
(AP)
 AP - The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police.
(Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:07:56 GMT)
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