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• Cheerful and energetic at Yangon's airport, Suu Kyi waved to journalists and passengers as she headed to the departure lounge. Asked about her trip, Suu Kyi told reporters she expects it to be eye-opening.
• "Each country will be different. I will know how backward (Myanmar) is when I reach the other countries," Suu Kyi said.
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Sandusky jurors hear of 2 more alleged victims, including incident with still unidentified boy
• BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- Jerry Sandusky displayed no visible emotion as more witnesses testified for the prosecution, one an alleged victim who fought back tears describing how the famous assistant football coach at Penn State, who entered his life as a mentor and father figure, turned into a demanding pedophile who stalked him at home and school.
• Jurors on Tuesday also heard from Mike McQueary who in much anticipated testimony stood firmly by his claim that he saw Sandusky, naked in a team shower late one Friday night, in a position that he remains convinced meant Sandusky was sodomizing a child of about 10.
• So-called "Victim 1," the boy whose mother alerted authorities to suspicions of abuse in 2008, launching the investigation that eventually led to the 52 criminal charges Sandusky faces, struggled to retain his composure while recounting the humiliation and fear that accompanied the alleged abuse at Sandusky's hands.
• The boy, now 18 and a recent high school graduate, said sleepovers in a bedroom in the basement of Sandusky's State College home escalated into alleged kissing, fondling and oral sex. Eventually, he testified, Sandusky said it was his turn to reciprocate the act of his alleged molester. He said he could not resist.
• "I don't know how to explain it, I froze," he said. "My mind is telling me to move but I couldn't do it, I couldn't move."
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Turkey fears Syrian conflict could spill across border as 1,400 more refugees flee the country
• ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey says that Syrian conflict could spill over its borders as the number of Syrian refugees in Turkey increased to more than 29,000.
• Deputy Foreign Minister Naci Koru told state-run TRT television Wednesday that "we are disturbed by the possibility that it could spread to us."
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