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Myanmar pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi freed (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Activists speak under portraits of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the office of the her National League for Democracy (NLD) in Yangon November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Military-ruled Myanmar freed Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday after her latest period of house arrest expired, giving the country a powerful pro-democracy voice just…

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi believed freed (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Activists speak under portraits of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the office of the her National League for Democracy (NLD) in Yangon November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was believed freed on Saturday after authorities withdrew police and barricades from outside her home, allowing her to greet supporters after…

Japan upset as Russian leader visits disputed isle (Reuters)

October 31st, 2010

Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev landed on an island north of Japan claimed by Moscow and Tokyo on Monday, sparking a fresh diplomatic row for Japan as it struggles…

Afghan leader gets ‘bags of cash’ from Iran, U.S. (AP)

October 25th, 2010

Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Karzai told reporters that once or twice a year Iran gives his office $700,000 to $975,000 for official presidential expenses. He said the U.S. has known about the Iranian assistance for years and that Washington also gives the palace 'bags of money.'  (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledged on Monday that he receives millions of dollars in cash from Iran, adding that Washington gives him “bags of money” too because his…

Iran’s top leader seeks to secure clerics’ support (AP)

October 19th, 2010

In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, waves to the crowd in a public gathering during his visit to the city of Qom, 78 miles (125 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010.  (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES **AP - Iran’s supreme leader pushed defiant senior clerics to throw their support behind the government Tuesday as he began a 10-day visit to the holy city of Qom, hoping…

Rwandan police arrest top opposition leader (AP)

October 14th, 2010

AP - Rwandan police arrested the country’s most prominent opposition leader Thursday and accused her of being involved in the formation of a terrorist organization, months after she was barred…

Shift leader helped Chilean miners stay calm, live (AP)

October 14th, 2010

In this screen grab taken from video, Luis Urzua, center, the 33rd and final miner to be rescued from the San Jose Mine near Copiapo, Chile, is seen after his rescue Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. (AP Photo)AP - The crew of Chilean miners was pinned nearly a half-mile underground by 700,000 tons of rock after what felt like an earthquake in the shaft above them, and…

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…

Mexican leader sends bill to disband local police (AP)

October 7th, 2010

A little girl cuts out a smiling sun during occupational therapy at the Ciudad Juarez branch of Mexico's DIF family development agency August 16, 2010. Neither Mexico's government nor the various independent groups studying organized crime keep track of the number of children dubbed AP - Mexican President Felipe Calderon has sent lawmakers a proposal to abolish Mexico’s notoriously corrupt and ineffective municipal police forces.


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Brazilians voting to replace popular leader Silva (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, accompanied by his wife Marisa Leticia, center, poses for pictures after voting at a polling station during Brazil's general elections in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Brazilians vote Sunday in national elections that could see front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff become the country's first female president, succeeding Lula, her popular ally and mentor. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - A former Marxist guerrilla who was imprisoned and brutally tortured during Brazil’s long military dictatorship is the front-running candidate in Sunday’s presidential election, though she may be forced…