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Myanmar To Cooperate With Unesco In Drafting Media Law

YANGON, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- Myanmar Ministry of Information will cooperate with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in drafting a media law, Xinhua news agency reported, citing local official media report Saturday.

Former Khmer Rouge Chief Gets Life Imprisonment

PHNOM PENH, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- The UN-backed tribunal's Supreme Court on Saturday sentenced Kaing Guek Eav alias Duch, commander of Khmer Rouge Tuol Sleng prison, to life imprisonment for his crimes against the Cambodian people, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

Clinton Speaks With Lavrov For Support On Syria Resolution

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday spoke by telephone with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the stalled UN draft resolution on Syria, in an apparent effort to garner support from Russia which opposes any resolution suggesting a regime change in the Arab state.

Over 1,400 Injured In Central Cairo's Clashes: Ministry

CAIRO, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Egyptian Health Ministry said Friday that some 1,482 were wounded in clashes that erupted Thursday night between police and protesters near the Interior Ministry building in central Cairo.

Ghana's Coach Cautious About Africa Nations Cup Quarter-final Vs Tunisia

FRANCEVILLE, GABON, Feb 3 (BERNAMA-NNN-GNA) -- Coach Francis Oti Akenteng has called for caution when Ghana's Black Stars take on Tunisia in a quarter-final match of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN2012) at the Franceville Stadium here this Sunday.

Kenyan Court Bans Public Discussion Of Candidatures Of Two Politicians

NAIROBI, Feb 3 (BERNAMA-NNN-KBC) -- Kenya's Constitutional Court has banned public discussion on the candidature in the next presidential election of two prominent policians facing charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, for alleged crimes against humanity.