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Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was Tuesday ordered to serve another 18 months under house arrest after a court convicted the Nobel laureate at the end of her internationally condemned trial.
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Myanmar junta leaders Gen. Thura Shwe, left, Lt. Gen. Thein Sein, center and Lt. Gen Kyaw Win, right, look on during 62nd annual Armed Forces Day ceremonies Tuesday, March 27, 2007, in the capital city of Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The cyclone that devastated..
