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Asia: South & Central | 07/03/09
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Ban Ki-moon arrived in Burma (Myanmar) Friday in a risky bid to break the political stalemate. He will press for the release of political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Asia: South & Central | 07/02/09
Afghanistan hopes to gain control of more of its territory before August elections. The Taliban could disrupt voter turnout in areas it holds.
Asia: South & Central | 07/02/09
The ruling overturns a 150-year-old law in the deeply conservative country. The court said the law violated the Constitution.
07/03/09
US forces are pushing deeper into Helmand Province, where Americans promoted development throughout much of the cold-war era.
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