Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza arrives Friday. Micheletti, who heads the interim government, has said he would be open
to early elections and a referendum.
Last week, armed men raided, shut down, and confiscated all the equipment of a small radio station whose owner is affiliated
with an opposition political movement.
The US recession and the swine flu outbreak have delivered a one-two punch to Mexico's sources of revenue, threatening gains
against poverty made in the past two decades.
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.
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