• Ban Ki-moon meeting with jailed Suu Kyi a no go CBC - Fri Jul 3, 9:20 AM

    The request by Ban Ki-moon to meet with jailed Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been rejected during what the UN secretary general has called a "very tough" diplomatic mission.

  • Solar orbiter Ulysses ends mission after 18 years
    Solar orbiter Ulysses ends mission after 18 years Reuters - Tue Jun 30, 9:12 PM

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The interplanetary space probe Ulysses officially ceased operations on Tuesday after an 18-year voyage of roughly 5.5 billion miles (8.85 billion km) and nearly three complete orbits around the sun, NASA said.

  • Ban Ki-moon to travel to Myanmar
    Ban Ki-moon to travel to Myanmar AFP - Mon Jun 29, 4:23 PM

    UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Myanmar this week for an official visit including talks on the fate of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, his spokeswoman announced Monday.

  • Moon-lovers remember Apollo with radio chit-chat
    Moon-lovers remember Apollo with radio chit-chat Reuters - Sun Jun 28, 7:44 AM

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Radio hams and amateur astronomers around the world spent the weekend bouncing radio conversations off the Moon to one another in commemoration of the Apollo 11 landings 40 years ago, organizers in Australia said Sunday.

  • UN envoy discusses Ban Ki-moon visit to Myanmar
    UN envoy discusses Ban Ki-moon visit to Myanmar AFP - Sat Jun 27, 11:59 AM

    YANGON (AFP) - UN troubleshooter Ibrahim Gambari wrapped up his visit to military-ruled Myanmar on Saturday, paving the way for a visit by UN chief Ban Ki-moon expected to focus on the trial of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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