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UN chief hails decision to accept Myanmar as 2014 chair

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hailed the ASEAN leaders` decision to endorse Myanmar bid for the regional ...

Myanmar sees tentative changes one year after vote

One year on from an election condemned by the West as a farce, military-dominated Myanmar has surprised critics with a ...

Myanmar clears path for Suu Kyi`s return to politics

Myanmar`s president has approved changes to a law on political parties, paving the way for democracy leader Aung San ...

US welcomes Myanmar release of political prisoners

The United States on Thursday welcomed Myanmar`s release of some political prisoners but called on the Southeast Asian ...

NAM demands release of Palestinian political detainees in Israel

The deep concern expressed by Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa about Palestinian political ...

NAM reiterates call for total ban on nuclear weapons

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on the final day of its 16th Ministerial Meeting issued a document calling for the ...

NAM discusses Palestinian political detainees in Israel

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ministers specifically discussed Palestinian political detainees in Israel on the last day ...

Syrian authorities set free human rights activist

The Syrian authorities on Sunday released Anwar al-Bunni, a Syrian lawyer and human rights activist, after he finished ...

Governor speaks up for Aceh political detainees

Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf said resolving the Acehnese political detainee problem would have a positive impact on ...

Egypt frees political detainees as part of reforms

Egypt has released 34 political prisoners, the state news agency said on Tuesday, the first men set free since the ...