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ABC News UN Security Council Urges Burma to Release All Political PrisonersVoice of AmericaBy Margaret Besheer The UN Security Council has called for the release of all political prisoners in Burma, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and expressed its concern over her recent trial.UNSC concerned over impact of Suu Kyi's detention in Myanmar [...]

Washington Post Top US official warns that war in Afghanistan strengthens Taliban …Telegraph.co.ukAmerica's top military official warned that the US offensive in Afghanistan could end up fuelling the conflict in Pakistan by pushing more Taliban fighters across the border.Video: US to Aid 1.5 Million Pakistan Refugees The Associated PressUS to counter Taliban relocation with Pakistan [...]

Telegraph.co.uk Blast shows North Korean nuclear threat growingThe Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea's second underground nuclear test has shown the world that it's only a matter of time before the secretive regime develops the ability to mount an atomic weapon on a missile.Video: Riz Khan – North Korea's nuclear test fallout – [...]

Telegraph.co.uk GM bond deadline passes, bankruptcy seen nearReutersBy John Crawley and Kevin Krolicki WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors on Wednesday prepared to face the fallout from a failed debt exchange that sends the largest US automaker closer to a bankruptcy filing expected by the end of the month.Video: GM may take ownership of Delphi WIVBGM [...]

Telegraph.co.uk News Analysis Sotomayor's Rulings Are Exhaustive but Often NarrowNew York TimesBy ADAM LIPTAK WASHINGTON – Judge Sonia Sotomayor's judicial opinions are marked by diligence, depth and unflashy competence. If they are not always a pleasure to read, they are usually models of modern judicial craftsmanship, which prizes careful …Video: Here Comes The Judge – [...]

BBC News California high court upholds Prop. 8Los Angeles TimesThe justices uphold the same-sex marriage ban but also rule that the 18000 gay couples who wed before November will stay married. The decision is sure to spark another ballot box fight.Video: Protesters Decry Court's Prop. 8 Ruling KCRA.comCalifornia Supreme Court upholds ban on gay marriage [...]

ABC News Consumers are getting more confident about economySt. Louis Post-DispatchMay 26, 2009 — Travis Johnson, right, walks with a friend Kamillia Verdiyeva after shopping in Santa Monica, Calif. Consumer confidence extended its rebound in May, soaring to the highest level since last September as more shoppers are feeling the …Stocks snap 4-session losing streak [...]

Washington Times Obama raises money for Democrats out WestThe Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) – Hours after exercising a cherished presidential right Tuesday – naming a Supreme Court nominee – Barack Obama engaged in one of the office's grubbier traditions: raising money for an embattled lawmaker.Jetting to Vegas to Help Out the Senate's Leader Washington PostObama [...]

ABC News Burris-Blagojevich Ties Come to Life in TranscriptNew York TimesBy MONICA DAVEY and KAREN ANN CULLOTTA CHICAGO – A transcript of a secretly recorded telephone call released on Tuesday revealed the degree to which Roland W. Burris aggressively and openly pursued an appointment to the United States Senate with those …Burris Wiretap May Be [...]

Times Online Tamil refugees beg to learn fate of relatives held as terroristsTimes OnlineThe Tamil Tigers came for Rajibalan in February during a rare pause in the shelling. Every family in his village, Palamattalan, inside the besieged no-fire zone, was to give a son or daughter for the fight – taken by force, if necessary.Video: [...]