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UN chief leaves Myanmar 'disappointed' with junta

Jul. 4, 2009
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ended a mission to Myanmar on Saturday saying he was "deeply disappointed" that the isolated nation's top military ruler denied him a visit to jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In two days of rare talks with Senior...
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NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, July 4 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he's been turned down in his bid to visit Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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YANGON, Myanmar, March 8 (UPI) -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Saturday left her house in Yangon to meet with a special United Nations envoy, the BBC reported.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate leaders called on Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the opposition group in Myanmar.

Myanmar tightens San Suu Kyi's detention

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is concerned over the withdrawal of Myanmar opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's personal security detail.

U.S. demands release of political prisoner

WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- The United States urged the government of Myanmar Friday to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was to be discharged Friday from a hospital, a week after undergoing surgery, the Voice of America reported.

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YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is not on hunger strike in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, according to the International Red Cross.

U.N. repeats call for Suu Kyi's release

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The U.N. human rights expert on Myanmar Tuesday called on the government to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi immediately and unconditionally.

Myanmar may release Aung San Suu Kyi

BANGKOK, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The Myanmar ruling junta may soon release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, a Thailand army commander told the Bangkok Post. The release may come before August 22 when Myanmar and neighboring Thailand are to meet for their regional

Suu Kyi being held in 'notorious' jail

LONDON, June 19 (UPI) -- Britain says pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi is being held in a "notorious jail" on the outskirts of Rangoon.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler