Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday that she would seek dialogue with the military leaders who imprisoned her for 15 of the past 20 years, suggesting in one of her first interviews since her release that her strategy for bringing change to Burma will be one of compromise.
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Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi freed in Rangoon as crowds celebrate
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Burmese election won by military-backed party. Opposition parties concede defeat to USDP but accuse junta of fraud as Barack Obama says election was stolen.
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China, India, Brazil have voting rights increased at the International Monetary Fund
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Neighboring countries ponder a post-occupation Afghanistan
Worried that the administration is moving toward an endgame in Afghanistan – through troop withdrawals, negotiations or both – other countries in the region have stepped up efforts to protect security and economic interests that might conflict with those of the United States.
In India, greed creeps into microlending, critics say
The microcredit revolution has been celebrated for helping poor women in developing countries start small businesses. By borrowing money for purchases such as a buffalo or sewing machine, the women were able to help lift their families out of poverty.
Microenterprise for women in India (4 minute video)
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Gaining rights for women workers in Cambodia (video)
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River blindness in Nigeria: photo essay
Some 27 million people in Nigeria need treatment for river blindness, also known as onchocerciasis, according to NGO Sight Savers. The disease is spread through the bite of a black simulium fly, which breeds in fast-flowing water. However, if at-risk people take the drug ivermectin, also known as Mectizan, annually for 15-17 years, the infection cycle is broken for life, according to the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control. NGOs Sightsavers and Helen Keller International have been working for years in northern Nigeria to try to eliminate the risks this disease poses to local inhabitants.
Nobel peace prize given to jailed Chinese dissident
“BEIJING — Liu Xiaobo, an impassioned literary critic, political essayist and democracy advocate repeatedly jailed by the Chinese government for his activism, has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of “his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.”
