blind faith

. She urged the release of all political prisoners and praised the courage of fellow campaigners for democracy in Burma.

"When I think of the years that have passed, I'm amazed that so many remained staunch under the most trying circumstances. Their faith in our course is not blind; it is based on a clear-eyed assessment of their own powers of endurance and a profound respect for the aspirations of our people."

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Greek voters to elect a new government that will stick to the country's austerity measures when Greece goes to the polls for the second time in six weeks on Sunday. Mrs Merkel told a regional meeting of her centre-right party that Europeans cannot keep making commitments which they then ignore. Greece could be forced out of the euro if voters reject strict austerity measures demanded in return for rescue loans.

Nine landless farmers in Paraguay have been charged with murder over the death of six police officers during clashes on Friday. The officers were shot dead when they attempted to

evict

about 100 farming families from land they'd invaded in the east of Paraguay. Nine farmers were also killed in the clashes. The president has ordered the army to the area to

restore

calm. Territorial disputes are not unusual in Paraguay, and this has been the most violent confrontation for decades.

BBC World News

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