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National League for Democracy party spokesman Nyan Win speaks ...

(AP) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:01:10 GMT

(AP) - National League for Democracy party spokesman Nyan Win speaks to reporters at the party headquarters in Yangon Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is planning to visit Myanmar at the end of this year to hold talks on the country's political problems, Nyan Win said Wednesday. He said his party was informed of the planned talks by visiting U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari. (AP Photo)

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (centre) bows before ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:04:36 GMT

(AFP) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (centre) bows before placing a wreath in front of a plaque during a commemoration at UN headquarters in New York on the fifth anniversary of the bombing of the UN office in Baghdad that killed 22 staffers, including top envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.(AFP/Stan Honda)

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:04:36 GMT

(AFP) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a commemoration at UN headquarters in New York on the fifth anniversary of the bombing of the UN office in Baghdad that killed 22 staffers, including top envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.(AFP/Stan Honda)

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) shakes hands ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:01:12 GMT

(AFP) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) shakes hands with a UN staff member before a commemoration at UN headquarters in New York on the fifth anniversary of the bombing of the UN office in Baghdad that killed 22 staffers, including top envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.(AFP/Stan Honda)

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) bows before ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:01:12 GMT

(AFP) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) bows before placing a wreath in front of a plaque during a commemoration at UN headquarters in New York on the fifth anniversary of the bombing of the UN office in Baghdad that killed 22 staffers, including top envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.(AFP/Stan Honda)

Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon, seen August ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:30:19 GMT

(AFP/File) - Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon, seen August 4, 2008, gives a speech in Mexico City. UN chief Ban Ki-moon was to interrupt his current two-week vacation Saturday to hold private talks with the ambassadors of the United States, Russia and Georgia, according to a UN official.(AFP/File/Alfredo Estrella)

Georgian refugees travel on a main road near the town of Gori, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:21:12 GMT

(Reuters) - Georgian refugees travel on a main road near the town of Gori, some 80km (50 miles) from Tbilisi August 14, 2008. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he was concerned about the humanitarian situation, lawlessness and lack of access for aid workers in war-torn parts of Georgia. REUTERS/Nodar Tskhvirashvili (GEORGIA)

FILE**In this May 22, 2008 file photo, a boat lies on its side ...

(AP) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:29:34 GMT

(AP) - FILE**In this May 22, 2008 file photo, a boat lies on its side by a village damaged by Cyclone Nargis in this aerial view in the Irrawaddy delta, Myanmar from the helicopter carrying United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. A rare bird's-eye look at Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta shows the devastation still left from Cyclone Nargis, broken levies, flooded farm roads, the shattered remains of bamboo huts and trees strewn like matchsticks along the coast. (AP Photo/Stan Honda, Pool, FILE)

UN chief Ban Ki-moon, seen here on August 4, 2008, on Thursday ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:27:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon, seen here on August 4, 2008, on Thursday hailed Nigeria's upcoming transfer of authority over the potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon as a model for negotiated settlements of border disputes.(AFP/File/Alfredo Estrella)

The state of Texas has executed a Mexican convicted murderer, ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:46:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - The state of Texas has executed a Mexican convicted murderer, ignoring a last minute appeal from UN chief Ban Ki-moon, seen here, and a world court order asking for a reprieve(AFP/File/Alfredo Estrella)

This handout photo received in March 2008 courtesy of the Texas ...

(AFP/TDCJ-HO/File) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:46:47 GMT

(AFP/TDCJ-HO/File) - This handout photo received in March 2008 courtesy of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in Austin shows death row inmate Jose Medellin. Texas has put to death the Mexican convicted murderer, defying a ruling from the International Court of Justice and ignoring a last-minute appeal from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.(AFP/TDCJ-HO/File)

Eleuteria Armendariz, grandmother of Jose Ernesto Medellin, ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:27:45 GMT

(AFP/File) - Eleuteria Armendariz, grandmother of Jose Ernesto Medellin, shows a newspaper cutting with a note and picture of her grandson in June 2008 in Nuevo Laredo. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a last-minute appeal to the United States Tuesday to halt the scheduled execution of a Mexican national sentenced to death for murder in defiance of an International Court of Justice (ICJ) order.(AFP/File/Raul Llamas)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon greets delegates as he arrives ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:47:14 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon greets delegates as he arrives at conference in Mexico City August 4, 2008. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

Interactive graphic on AIDS in the world as a global conference ...

(AFP iactiv) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:06:41 GMT

(AFP iactiv) - Interactive graphic on AIDS in the world as a global conference got down to business in Mexico City after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged wealthy donor countries to live up to UN and G8 commitments to achieve universal access to anti-HIV drugs by 2010.(AFP iactiv)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to delegates during ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:17:32 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to delegates during a conference in Mexico City August 4, 2008. Ban is participating in the 17th International AIDS Conference that will run from August 3 till August 8. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon greets delegates as he arrives ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:13:11 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon greets delegates as he arrives at conference in Mexico City August 4, 2008. Ban is participating in the 17th International AIDS Conference that will run from August 3 till August 8. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (3nd R) poses with delegates ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:12:01 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (3nd R) poses with delegates after a conference in Mexico City August 4, 2008. Ban is participating in the 17th International AIDS Conference that will run from August 3 till August 8. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO)

Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General, speaks in Mexico's Senate ...

(AP) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:47:38 GMT

(AP) - Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General, speaks in Mexico's Senate in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. Ban Ki-Moon is in Mexico City to participate in the 17th International AIDS Conference. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General, right, stands with Santiago ...

(AP) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:45:28 GMT

(AP) - Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General, right, stands with Santiago Creel Miranda, chairman of Mexico's Senate, in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. Ban Ki-Moon is in Mexico City to participate in the 17th International AIDS Conference. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General, seated second from left, ...

(AP) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:44:56 GMT

(AP) - Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General, seated second from left, visits Mexico's Senate in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. Ban Ki-Moon is in Mexico City to participate in the 17th International AIDS Conference. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon answers questions to journalists ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:29:56 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon answers questions to journalists at the presidential residence Los Pinos in Mexico City August 4, 2008. Ban Ki-moon is participating at The 17th International AIDS Conference will run until August 8. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (MEXICO)

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, right, speaks as Ban Ki-Moon, ...

(AP) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:25:41 GMT

(AP) - Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, right, speaks as Ban Ki-Moon, U.N. Secretary General, looks on at the Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. Ban Ki-Moon is in Mexico City to take part in the 17th International AIDS Conference. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Mexican President Felipe Calderon (R) and U.N. Secretary General ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:25:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon (R) and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to journalists at the presidential residence Los Pinos in Mexico City August 4, 2008. Ban Ki-moon is participating at The 17th International AIDS Conference will run until August 8. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (MEXICO)

Mexican president Felipe Calderon (R) shakes hands with U.N. ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:21:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Mexican president Felipe Calderon (R) shakes hands with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon after a private meeting at the presidential residence Los Pinos in Mexico City August 4, 2008. Ban Ki-moon is participating at The 17th International AIDS Conference runs until August 8. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (MEXICO)

Ban Ki-Moon, U.N. Secretary General, stands by a Mexican flag ...

(AP) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:41:42 GMT

(AP) - Ban Ki-Moon, U.N. Secretary General, stands by a Mexican flag at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. Ban Ki-Moon is in Mexico City to take part in the 17th International AIDS Conference. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Ban Ki-Moon, U.N. Secretary General, left, speaks as Mexico's ...

(AP) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:40:46 GMT

(AP) - Ban Ki-Moon, U.N. Secretary General, left, speaks as Mexico's President Felipe Calderon looks on at the Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. Ban Ki-Moon is in Mexico City to take part in the 17th International AIDS Conference. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Ban Ki-Moon, U.N. Secretary General, left, shakes hands with ...

(AP) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:39:53 GMT

(AP) - Ban Ki-Moon, U.N. Secretary General, left, shakes hands with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon at the Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. Ban Ki-Moon is in Mexico City to take part in the 17th International AIDS Conference. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon delivers a speech during the ...

(AFP) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:26:25 GMT

(AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the XVIIth International AIDS Conference, in Mexico City, Aug 3. A global conference on AIDS was to get down to business on Monday after hearing that victory against the disease lay beyond the farthest horizon and endangered lives could only be saved with inflows of money.(AFP/Luis Acosta)

Ban Ki Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, delivers ...

(AP) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:46:05 GMT

(AP) - Ban Ki Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, Sunday Aug. 3, 2008. The Conference provides opportunities for the presentation of new scientific researches and for the dialogue on the global response to AIDS. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the opening ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:32:58 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the opening of The XVII International AIDS Conference in Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City August 3, 2008. The XVII International AIDS Conference runs from August 3 till August 8. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the opening ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:22:19 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the opening of The XVII International AIDS Conference in Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City August 3, 2008. The XVII International AIDS Conference runs from August 3 till August 8. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO)

Ban Ki Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, delivers ...

(AP) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:21:30 GMT

Israel's Foreign Minster Tzipi Livni meets U.N. Secretary-General ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:43:08 GMT

(Reuters) - Israel's Foreign Minster Tzipi Livni meets U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (not pictured) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York July 31, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

Tzipi Livni, Israel's Foreign Minister, speaks to the media ...

(AFP) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:27:47 GMT

(AFP) - Tzipi Livni, Israel's Foreign Minister, speaks to the media outside Security Council chambers at United Nations headquarters in New York after a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Israel was bracing Thursday for weeks of political turmoil after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's shock announcement that he would step down in September, casting a shadow over Middle East peacemaking.(AFP/Stan Honda)

Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak speaks to the press after ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:47:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak speaks to the press after his meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations Headquarters in New York July 30, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

Tzipi Livni, Israel's Foreign Minister, speaks to the media ...

(AFP) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:13:22 GMT

(AFP) - Tzipi Livni, Israel's Foreign Minister, speaks to the media outside Security Council chambers at United Nations headquarters in New York after a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Israel's plans to expand a settlement in the occupied Jordan Valley should not be used by Palestinians as an excuse to derail the Middle East peace process, Livni said here Thursday.(AFP/Stan Honda)