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Low turnout mars Myanmar’s first vote in 20 years (Reuters)

November 7th, 2010

Reuters - Myanmar held its first election in 20 years on Sunday under tight security, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint of…

Myanmar votes in first election in 20 years (Reuters)

November 7th, 2010

Reuters - Myanmar voted in its first election in 20 years on Sunday under tight security, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint…

Polls open in Myanmar’s first election in 20 years (Reuters)

November 6th, 2010

Reuters - Polls opened under tight security in Myanmar’s first election in 20 years Sunday, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint of…

First European flight in 20 years lands in Baghdad (AFP)

October 31st, 2010

An Airbus A319 plane operated by France's Aigle Azur lands at Baghdad's International Airport -- becoming the first flight from a European airline to arrive in the city since a 1990 binternational/b embargo on Iraq.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - The first flight by a European carrier in 20 years landed in Baghdad on Sunday, marking an important step for a country looking to post-war reconstruction following the…

Britain’s spy boss makes first public speech (Reuters)

October 28th, 2010

Reuters - Britain’s top spy makes the first public speech by a serving UK espionage chief on Thursday, a step toward greater openness for an intelligence service that for most…

Iran injects fuel into first nuclear reactor (AP)

October 26th, 2010

An Iranian policeman stands guard along the road which separates Iran from Afghanistan. Iran acknowledged on Tuesday that it had given AP - Iran began loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant on Tuesday, moving closer to the start-up of a facility that the U.S. once hoped…

Pope canonizes first Australian saint, 5 others (AP)

October 17th, 2010

** CORRECTS TO FIVE OTHER SAINTS ** A pilgrim holds a poster of Australia's first saint Mary MacKillop during a Canonization Mass led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010. Tens of thousands of people have packed St. Peter's Square for the canonization of Australia's first saint Mary MacKillop,  and  five other saints.   (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed Australia’s first saint on Sunday, canonizing a 19th-century nun and also declaring five other saints in an open-air Mass attended by tens of thousands.


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First pair of 33 men rescued from Chilean mine (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean presidential press office, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, front right, hugs rescued miner Florencio Avalos after Avalos was rescued from the the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Tuesday Oct. 12, 2010.  (AP Photo/Jose Manuel de la Maza, Chilean presidential press office)AP - The first two of 33 men trapped in a collapsed mine were rescued early Wednesday after 69 days underground, pulled to fresh air and freedom at last in…

First of 33 men rescued from Chilean mine (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this screen grab taken from video, Florencio Avalos, the first miner to be rescued, left, is embraced by Chilean President Sebastian Pinera after his rescue Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 at San Jose Mine near Copiapo, Chile. (AP Photo)AP - The first of 33 men was rescued Tuesday night after 69 days trapped in a collapsed mine, pulled to fresh air and freedom at last in a missile-like…

Chile leader tells mom her son will be first out (AP)

October 12th, 2010

Alberto Segovia, brother of trapped miner Dario Segovia, and his daughter Carla Belgica, stand at the relatives camp outside the San Jose mine, near Copiapo, Chile, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The33  miners became trapped when the gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 5 and are expected to be rescued starting late Tuesday or early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - The president of Chile has made it official, telling the mother of Florencio Avalos that he’ll be the first of 33 men to be rescued from the collapsed…