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Democrat
banned from Myanmar elections
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YANGON: Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to run for election
under
Myanmar’s proposed constitution, which has now been drafted ahead
of a referendum in May, the military government said Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Nyan Win told a
regional gathering in Singapore that the document would bar Aung San
Suu Kyi from running because she had been married to a foreigner.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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US military
imposes curfew on its troops, families in Okinawa
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TOKYO: The US military slapped a
sweeping curfew Wednesday on troops and their relatives on Japan’s
southern island of Okinawa after a series of incidents including an
alleged rape that sparked tension.
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VP, brother loom
as Fidel’s successor
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HAVANA: Cuban leader Fidel Castro
has said he would give up power for good, but the island has been
left in suspense over who will take the helm amid hopes his
successor will break with the authoritarian past.
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Kosovo’s freedom
triggers tensions
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PRISTINA: Diplomatic tensions
over Kosovo’s independence intensified Wednesday as NATO
peacekeepers sealed two border crossings with Serbia for 24 hours
after angry Serbs torched them.
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WORLD INBRIEF
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani President
Pervez Musharraf rejected calls to resign as opposition parties on
Wednesday mulled a coalition government that could force the key US
ally from power.
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