Mask-wearing de rigeur as flu spreads in Japan

Tue May 19, 2009 5:43am BST

By Isabel Reynolds

TOKYO (Reuters) - It was everywhere in western Japan on Tuesday and is showing signs of spreading to heavily populated Tokyo -- not the new H1N1 flu virus, but the wearing of surgical face masks. [Read More!]

Trial of Suu Kyi begins

Tue May 19, 2009 2:29am BST

By Aung Hla Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial on Monday charged with breaking the terms of her house arrest after an American intruder sneaked into her home. [Read More!]