CIA blew chances to spot 9/11 threat: Report Though the CIA internal investigation has found no evidence of misconduct or illegality, it bluntly stated that CIA officers did not discharge their responsibilities in a satisfactory manner.
13 top dissidents arrested
Myanmar on boil over fuel Myanmars military junta arrested 13 top dissidents and deployed gangs of spade-wielding supporters on the streets of Yangon on Wednesday to halt protests against soaring fuel prices and falling living standards.
Act or face music: Bush to Iraqi PM US President George W Bush and his ambassador in Baghdad Ryan Crocker have warned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that his government could be replaced by the Iraqi people if it does not respond to their demands.
Benazir asks Musharraf to spell deal soon With elections in Pakistan round the corner, opposition leader and former premier Benazir Bhutto has urged President Pervez Musharraf to spell out a power-sharing deal by the end of this month.
In life and death, Diana shook House of Windsor Among royal watchers who spent their careers following the worlds most photographed woman live out a royal soap opera, few doubt her effect on a staid royal household that abhorred histrionics and never abandoned the British stiffer upper lip.
Demonstrators march on Insein road in northern Yangon suburb on Wednesday in protest against massive fuel price hikes imposed by the government a week earlier. Myanmar’s military regime cracked down heavily, arresting at least 13 prominent pro-democracy activists. AP
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