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September 14, 2008

Myanmar loosens some strictures on Aung San Suu Kyi

(IHT) Bangkok - Myanmar's military junta will allow the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to receive letters from her two sons as well as some foreign magazines, slightly easing her stringent house arrest, according her lawyer.

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CURRENT HEADLINES

Morales struggles to control Bolivia amid violence

(AP) La Paz - President Evo Morales struggled to assert control over a badly fractured Bolivia on Sunday as protesters set fire to a town...

Myanmar loosens some strictures on Aung San Suu Kyi

(IHT) Bangkok - Myanmar's military junta will allow the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to receive letters from her two sons as well as...

Israeli vice premier offers settlers buyout

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's vice premier presented a proposal on Sunday to pay thousands of Jewish settlers to leave their homes in the West Bank...

Fuel shortage fear after US storm

(BBC) Gasoline is set to be in short supply as Texas refineries take days to recover from Hurricane Ike, a US Senator says....

Nigeria militants warn of oil war

(BBC) Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region declare war on the government after battling troops at oil facilities....

Lebanese to begin talks, focus on Hezbollah arms

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Military and political movement Hezbollah and rival Lebanese factions will this week open new talks on a national defence strategy expected to...