BANGKOK: At least 1,000 people picked up when security forces in
Myanmar cracked down on mass protests have been detained at a campus
in Yangon, UN and regime officials told AFP Tuesday, confirming
earlier reports from two human rights group.
A senior UN official said he was concerned at
reports that the detainees, including some 500 monks who have
reportedly stopped eating, were being moved to another location,
heightening fears for their well being.
SEOUL: North Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il unexpectedly
welcomed visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun on Tuesday,
raising hopes for a summit aimed at ending half a century of
hostility.
LONDON: The inquest into the car crash death a decade ago of
Princess Diana was finally set to open in London on Tuesday, amid
hopes it will put claims of a British establishment murder plot to
rest.
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