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United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari left Myanmar Tuesday after talks with the country's junta chief and pro-democracy leader aimed at ending a brutal crackdown on widespread protests.

Gambari met Tuesday with Myanmar's leader Senior General Than Shwe in the country's isolated capital Naypyidaw before returning to main city Yangon for a second visit with detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, the U.N. said.

The talks with Gen. Shwe lasted for over an hour and included other junta leaders, the U.N. said. Gambari is now headed for New York where he will brief U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his mission. Read full article »

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