| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | U.N. chief lauds Suu Kyi's efforts | | U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday praised opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's efforts to advance democracy in Myanmar a day after she said she would take the oath of office for the country's parliament despite objecting to its wording. |
| Reports of deaths spike in Syria | | Dozens of Syrians were slaughtered by regime forces in early morning violence Tuesday, opposition activists said, despite the growing presence of U.N. monitors in the country. |
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