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Myanmar comedy shows struggle for national image

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- When Burmese filmmaker Htun Zaw Win decided to make a short comedy about the tragically bizarre process of getting movies made in his oppressed homeland, he knew exactly what to base it on: real life....

Friend: Police note blind activist's escape legal

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
BEIJING (AP) -- Since blind activist Chen Guangcheng was being held under illegal house arrest by local Chinese officials, his only offense in escaping from his rural home has been to embarrass his captors. Even police in Beijing seem to acknowledge this, saying he broke no laws, according to his supporters....

India ferry capsizes; 103 dead, 100 missing

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
BURABURI, India (AP) -- Army divers and rescue workers pulled 103 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday....

Israel ex-opposition leader Livni to quit assembly

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's recently ousted opposition leader Tzipi Livni plans to quit parliament on Tuesday but will remain active in politics, a confidant said....

Far-flung New Zealand sees risk from boat refugees

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand may be one of the most geographically isolated nations on Earth, but its leaders say the country is not immune to the risks of refugees arriving by boat....

1 year on from OBL raid, no answers from Pakistan

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- One year since U.S. commandos flew into this Pakistani army town and killed Osama bin Laden, Islamabad has failed to answer tough questions over whether its security forces were protecting the world's most wanted terrorist....

1 year on from OBL raid, no answers from Pakistan

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- One year since U.S. commandos flew into this Pakistani army town and killed Osama bin Laden, Islamabad has failed to answer tough questions over whether its security forces were protecting the world's most wanted terrorist....

Bombs target alcohol businesses in south Lebanon

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
TYRE, Lebanon (AP) -- Zahi Zeidan vows he won't back down as he stands in his bomb-shattered restaurant and oversees workers carrying debris out of dining rooms where on a good night patrons are usually drinking and dancing....

Bulletin Board 201205

NoNAIS - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07

Use the comments of this post during this month if you have things you would like to bring to people’s attention and are not sure where else to post them. I’ll make a new Bulletin Board each month for free posting.

Have at it, communicate and keep up the good fight!

Cheers,

-WalterJ

Ocean race accidents stun sailors as probe deepens

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- For 65 years, sailors have raced 125 nautical miles from Newport Beach, Calif., to Ensenada, Mexico, with expectations of a safe overnight voyage followed by beers at a popular cantina....

Ocean race accidents stun sailors as probe deepens

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- For 65 years, sailors have raced 125 nautical miles from Newport Beach, Calif., to Ensenada, Mexico, with expectations of a safe overnight voyage followed by beers at a popular cantina....

Running blind: Chinese activist's dramatic escape

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
BEIJING (AP) -- Chen Guangcheng's blindness was a help and a hindrance as he made his way past the security cordon ringing his farmhouse....

Running blind: Chinese activist's dramatic escape

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
BEIJING (AP) -- Chen Guangcheng's blindness was a help and a hindrance as he made his way past the security cordon ringing his farmhouse....

Junta spokesman: Countercoup attempt in Mali

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Soldiers loyal to the former government tried to stage a countercoup in Mali on Monday, a spokesman for Mali's military junta said....

Junta spokesman: Countercoup attempt in Mali

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Soldiers loyal to the former government tried to stage a countercoup in Mali on Monday, a spokesman for Mali's military junta said....

Junta spokesman: Countercoup attempt in Mali

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Soldiers loyal to the former government tried to stage a countercoup in Mali on Monday, a spokesman for Mali's military junta said....

UN debating how to end Sudan-South Sudan fight

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Diplomats from key nations are trying to reach agreement quickly on a new U.N. resolution that would threaten non-military sanctions against Sudan or South Sudan if they don't halt fighting and return to negotiations....

UN debating how to end Sudan-South Sudan fight

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Diplomats from key nations are trying to reach agreement quickly on a new U.N. resolution that would threaten non-military sanctions against Sudan or South Sudan if they don't halt fighting and return to negotiations....

UN debating how to end Sudan-South Sudan fight

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Diplomats from key nations are trying to reach agreement quickly on a new U.N. resolution that would threaten non-military sanctions against Sudan or South Sudan if they don't halt fighting and return to negotiations....

Bahrain orders retrial for hunger striker, others

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-01 12:07
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- A Bahrain court Monday ordered retrials for a prominent hunger striker and 20 others convicted by a military-led tribunal in crackdowns against a 14-month-old uprising in the Gulf kingdom....
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