The Australian UN chief Ban Ki-moon on 'risky' mission to Burma Fri 3 Jul 2009 UN chief Ban Ki-moon is heading for military-ruled Burma on a diplomatically risky mission to seek the release of political prisoners including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Dr Ban is to hold... (photo: AP / Yuriko Nakao, Pool)
BBC News Russia 'agrees US troop transit' Sat 4 Jul 2009 A senior Obama administration official has told the BBC that Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for the war in Afghanistan fly through its airspace. The deal, which opens up an important new... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)