Suu Kyi detention

Yangon, Nov. 28 (Reuters): Myanmar’s military junta has extended Opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s period of house arrest for another 12 months, a home ministry source said yesterday.

The source said officials from the former Burma’s military government had visited Suu Kyi in her Yangon home to read her a statement outlining the decision.

CIA prisons

Berlin (Reuters): Any EU state that secretly hosted a CIA prison faces loss of its voting rights, and Washington should punish any violations that occurred, an EU commissioner said .

Peres party

Jerusalem (Reuters): Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres may leave the Labour Party that ousted him as its leader and join Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s new party.

Mugabe grip

Harare (Reuters): President Robert Mugabe tightened his grip on Zimbabwe on Monday with victory in a Senate poll seen by critics as a mere formality.

Hangman call

Singapore (Reuters): Singapore’s chief executioner, who claims he was sacked after speaking to Australian media, says he still hopes to be called upon to hang an Australian man convicted of drug trafficking.

France VAT

Paris (Reuters): Hundreds of French restaurant workers on Monday urged the EU to reduce value added tax (VAT) on meals.