Senator meets Suu Kyi and wins American release
U S Senator Jim Webb visits Yangon and meets Aung San Suu Kyi while American John Yet taw is deported for swimming to her lakeside home. Webb says the gesture signals potential goodwill and lays groundwork for future relations amid Myanmar’s sanctions and upcoming elections.
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Kuwait wedding tent fire claims 41 dead in Jahra
A wedding tent fire in Jahra west of Kuwait City killed at least 41 women and children and injured 76. Brig. Gen. Jassem al Mansouri confirmed the toll and that authorities struggle to evacuate guests amid crowds. The cause is undetermined and a ban on tent weddings may follow.
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Taliban threats test turnout in southern Afghanistan vote
In Kandahar region five years after a first vote, Fuadullah Khan rejects Karzai and warns of Taliban intimidation. Voters fear corruption and violence as turnout hopes hinge on Pashtun support and Obama policy, with Taliban threats to ink stained fingers and possible disqualification for voting.
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