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World Briefing | Asia: Myanmar: Opposition Leader Misses U.N. Meeting - The detained Myanmar opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi failed to attend a scheduled meeting with a United Nations special envoy on Wednesday.

In Grand Olympic Show, Some Sleight of Voice - At the Olympic opening ceremony, 9 year-old Lin Miaoke’s voice was perfect. Too perfect.

World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: At Least 6 Die in Attack on Police - The police say a suicide bomber used a car laden with explosives to attack a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers.

Inside Gate, India’s Good Life; Outside, the Servants’ Slums - Many members of India’s upper middle class have moved to gated communities, with servants who live in nearby slums.

China Won’t Lend Artworks to Asia Society Exhibition - The Chinese Ministry of Culture had originally agreed to allow the society to borrow works for “Art and China’s Revolution,” promoted as among the first shows devoted to that era.

A Victory Lap in Hong Kong for China’s Gold Medalists - Moving swiftly to capitalize politically on the success of Chinese athletes at the Olympics, Beijing will send most of China’s gold medalists to Hong Kong next week.

Iraq Poised to Revive Oil Contract With China - The 11-year-old contract with China, worth $1.2 billion, is Iraq’s largest oil deal since the invasion in 2003, an Oil Ministry official said.