A bomb blast in Rangoon on the anniversary of the crackdown and a second one defused. Seven people reported wounded. The International Herald Tribune reminds us that despite this rare case of terrorism in a totalitarian state, the generals still rule with an iron fist.

Monks in Pungo, Virginia claim discrimination and file a federal lawsuit.

A Japanese nun writes a mobile phone novel, which is all the rage in Japan.

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