Suu Kyi changes stance on Myanmar sanctions

Myanmar’s imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is prepared to work with the nation’s military leaders in order to get economic sanctions against the country lifted, a spokesman for her political party said Friday. Previously, Suu Kyi has staunchly opposed lifting any sanctions against the current regime in Myanmar.

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‘Bin Laden message’ to Europe appears on Internet

A purported message from Osama bin Laden to Europeans urges them to distance themselves from the United States, noting that Americans are losing the war in Afghanistan. The brief message in Arabic, which appeared Friday on radical Islamic Web sites, has subtitles in English and German

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Slogan hailing Stalin returns to metro station, draws scorn

Two sentences inscribed above the refurbished entrance hall of Moscow’s Kurskaya metro station are causing great agitation for survivors of Russian labor camps.Yuri Fidelgoldsh, who had five ribs removed after imprisonment six decades ago, is one of the offended survivors. “Stalin reared us on loyalty to the people,” says the inscription above the pristine marble floors of the metro station.

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