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Britain renews call to Myanmar to release Suu Kyi

May. 30, 2009
Britain renewed its call for Myanmar's military junta to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying Sunday that people around the world support her and her followers' struggle for democracy. Britain's Minister for International Defense and Security...
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LONDON, May 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department Friday joined Britain in calling for the release of jailed Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic