Myanmar stalls on UN chief's talks with Suu Kyi
NAYPYIDAW (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged the head of Myanmar's military junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi, but the regime stalled on his request to meet the jailed pro-democracy leader.
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