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.
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.
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.
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.
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.