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WASHINGTON – Sen. Sam Brownback says the Chinese government is pressuring U.S. hotels in Beijing to monitor their Internet traffic in the run-up to the Olympic games this summer. Brownback, R-Kan., joined by other congressional human rights activists at a Capitol Hill park in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, also called …

RANGOON, Burma – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the junta in Burma, also known as Myanmar, agreed Friday to allow all aid workers into the country after weeks of refusing access to foreign relief experts seeking to help cyclone survivors. Ban said the government also agreed to let in aid …

NEW YORK – French cosmetics giant Lancome and Uma Thurman are wrangling over the use of her name and image in an advertising campaign. The company asked for a ruling against the actress, who it says is demanding $1 million for unauthorized use of her name and face on Canadian …