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Breaking News Sun, 5 Jul 2009
 Ecstasy - party drug- health- am1
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 The Times Of India 
Young India falling prey to party drugs: UN official
| 5 Jul 2009, 1151 hrs IST, IANS               Text: NEW DELHI: Youth in India and China face huge risks from party drugs like Ecstasy and Adam because of ... (photo: public domain)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, speaks next to China's Margaret Chan, left, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), during a press conference after their statements at the 62nd World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
Government   Myanmar   Photos   Politics   UN  
 The Times Of India 
UN's Ban ends Myanmar trip empty-handed
| 5 Jul 2009, 0925 hrs IST, AFP               Text: YANGON: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon headed home empty-handed from a trip to Myanmar on Sunday afte... (photo: AP / Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)
Myanmar's junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, left, is seen before his meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, unseen, Friday, May 23, 2008 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Ban, on a mission to open up Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors. Ban's comments came after a crucial two-hour meeting Friday with Than Shwe, the country's most powerful figure  The Times Of India 
Myanmar gamble backfires for UN chief: analysts
| 5 Jul 2009, 0854 hrs IST, AFP               Text: BANGKOK: Myanmar's junta has dealt a humiliating blow to Ban Ki-moon's credibility, but the UN chief mu... (photo: AP / Stan Honda, Pool)
Bangkok   Democracy   HumanRights   Myanmar   Photos  
An anti-Myanmar government activist holds a poster showing Aung San Suu Kyi, as he and others gather for a demonstration Monday, May 18, 2009, outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. The demonstrators were calling on Myanmar's military junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi from detention.  CNN 
Myanmar denies U.N. chief a visit with Suu Kyi
| (CNN) -- United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon was denied permission to see Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, reporters traveling with the secretary-general said Saturday. | Ban told reporte... (photo: AP / David Longstreath)
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Mass., Tuesday, Oct. 21, The Independent
UN's Ban denied Suu Kyi meeting
| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he was "deeply disappointed" that military-ruled Myanmar's top general had rejected his request to meet with detained opposi... (photo: AP / Michael Dwyer)
Leader   Moon   Photos   Politics   UN  
 Myanmar protesters hold posters of Myanmar´s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration in support of the pro-democracy protests in Myanmar outside the Myanmar´s embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007. (AP Ph Al Jazeera
UN chief denied Suu Kyi meeting
| Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, has been denied permission by Myanmar's military rulers to meet Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's imprisoned opposition l... (photo: AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
Democracy   Military   Myanmar   Photos   Politics  
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Gaza The Australian
Burmese junta blocks UN chief from meeting Suu Kyi
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the chief of Burma's military junta today refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Burma   Moon   Naypyidaw   Photos   Politics  
A Myanmar anti-government demonstrator looks on during a demonstration Sunday, May 17, 2009, outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. Detained Pro-Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to be tried Monday in a incident involving American who entered her home illegall BBC News
No Suu Kyi meeting for UN chief
| Burma's junta has refused to allow visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | Mr Ban was told of the refusal when he... (photo: AP / David Longstreath)
Burma   Junta   Leaders   Photos   UN  
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is seen during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. The Oklahoman
World Briefs: Leaders back Sudan official
| AFRICA | Leaders back Sudan official SIRTE, Libya — After bitter wrangling, Africa’s leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal Court and ... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta)
Africa   Bashir   Photos   Politics   Sudan  
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) holds talks with Moammar Gadhaffi, President of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The Guardian
Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu Kyi, 6th Ld-Writethru, AS
| JOHN HEILPRIN | Associated Press Writer= NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon could leave Myanmar empty-handed after apparently failing to ... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Country   Military   Myanmar   Photos   Politics  
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir The Oklahoman
In Brief
Comments 0 | AFRICA | Leaders back Sudan official SIRTE, Libya — After bitter wrangling, Africa’s leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta)
Africa   Leaders   Photos   Politics   Sudan  
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, talks with Myanmar's Foreign Minister Nyan Win during their meeting in Yangon, Myanmar Thursday, May. 22, 2008. The Manila Times
UN's Ban on tough mission to Burma
| NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began what he called a "very tough" mission to Myanmar on Friday, vowing to press the head of the ruling junta for ... (photo: AP Photo)
Burma   Democracy   Junta   Photos   UN  
In this frame grab made from television, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, talks with Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Friday, July 3, 2009. The Australian
UN in freedom mission to Burma
| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to the remote stronghold of Burma's ruling generals last night to demand the release of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the ... (photo: AP / Pool via APTN)
Burma   Democracy   Junta   Photos   UN  
Foreign tourists look at a map of North Korean capital of Pyongyang beside a picture of a North Korean rocket, which was fired in April, on display at a South Korean observation post in Paju near the border village of the Panmunjom, South Korea, Thursday, July 2, 2009. Asia Times
Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks
| By Donald Kirk | WASHINGTON - American officialdom from the White House to the Pentagon is primed for July 4 fireworks this weekend in the form of the test-firing by No... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
Defence   N Korea   Photos   Policy   US  
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Pet Python Strangles US Toddler
A pet python broke out of its holding tank and strangled a two-year-old girl in the bedroom of her home in Florida, local authorities said. | The 8ft (2.5m) albino Burmes... (photo: creative commons / )
Animal   Pet   Photos   Snake   World  
Business & Economy Politics
- India Infoline clients now have access to 80 global exchange
- PSU index outperforms peers on Budget expectations
- India looks to cut out the middlemen on gold
- India-Arab trade dipping on strict visa rules, subsidies
A salesman arranges gold jewellery, ornaments at a shop in Pune city, India. 30 Jan 2009
India looks to cut out the middlemen on gold
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- Tamil rebel shoots dead Sri Lankan soldier
- Unusual peace in Kathmandu
- Pakistan planes bomb Taliban
- Tyeb Mehta, Modernist painter from India, dies
Senior separtist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah waves  to his supporters out side central jail srinagar. 22, May ,2009, the summer capital of indian kashmir on his release from the jail  Shah was arrested  ten months back for leading strong anti indian protests during amarnath land row .
Shahbir Shah has links with Lashker-e-Taiba: Police
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Health Human Rights
- Tamil rebel shoots dead Sri Lankan soldier
- Tyeb Mehta, Modernist painter from India, dies
- Charities in Pakistan promote anti-American views, complicat
- Indian scientists use astrology to cure heart patients
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Gaza
Burmese junta blocks UN chief from meeting Suu Kyi
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- Myanmar gamble backfires for UN chief: analysts
- Human rights must be foundation for Myanmar's future, sa
- U.N. chief says human rights 'grave concern' in Myan
- Nobel prizewinner Amartya Sen: why happiness is not just ple
Myanmar's junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, left, is seen before his meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, unseen, Friday, May 23, 2008 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Ban, on a mission to open up Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors. Ban's comments came after a crucial two-hour meeting Friday with Than Shwe, the country's most powerful figure
Myanmar gamble backfires for UN chief: analysts
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Sport News & Media
- Yousuf gives Pakistan upper hand
-  Pakistan close on Sri Lanka total
- No sporting ties with India right now: Pak
- Sporting ties with India not possible right now: Jillani
Graeme Smith
India grouped with SA, qualifier for 2010 T20 World Cup
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- Islamic group planning coup in Pak: Report
- Witnesses, officials say Pakistani jets bomb N. Waziristan t
- Pakistani Airstrikes Kill 6 Militants in North Waziristan
- Tyeb Mehta, Modernist painter from India, dies
Mr Susheel Bajpai ,regional Manager WB & NE during the Launch of New Exciting 2009 Pulsar Range Bike at City Hotel in Kolkata on Wednesday in Eastern India City May 27, 2009 ----WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
New Pulsar: Fastest production bike in India
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