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The United States said Monday it would no longer allow its row with Myanmar to hold its ties with Southeast Asia hostage, as President Barack Obama geared up for his debut official visit to the region.
New York--The American Gemological Laboratory (AGL) announced a number of alterations and additions to its operations at a recent meeting designed to put to rest any rumors that the lab is struggling.
The 2009 Sheffield Doc/Fest wrapped up this weekend and this year’s edition has left the Guardian’s David Cox asking: “Is this the end of the line for the impartial documentary?” “This year, the normally clubby atmosphere of Sheffield’s documentarists’ convention has been shaken by a genuine row,” reports Cox. “The intensity of the debate at the Campaigning Documentaries: The Thin Line Between ...
History, a hint of glamour, and the truth behind Hollywood fantasies are reflected in "Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam and Burma, 1775-1950" at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
Today, over 800 student activists converged on Capitol Hill for the largest lobby day to prevent genocide in history. The event was the culmination of the Pledge2Protect conference , which brought together students from all over the nation for training and education on the situations in Sudan, Burma and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
One day after the highest-level US diplomatic visit to Burma since 1995, a US official downplayed the chances that the Obama administration's policy of "pragmatic engagement"
SAINT CLAIR - A body was discovered along Burma Road in Blythe Township on Saturday morning, according to a supervisor at the Schuylkill County Communications Center. State police at Frackville are investigating, according to the supervisor. However, the
Berlin - British Premier Gordon Brown said the fall of the Berlin Wall should set an example to tackle impossible challenges such as climate change and nuclear proliferation, at Monday's 20th anniversary celebrations. What seems impossible - an en...
The U.S. wants better relations with military-ruled Myanmar if it makes concrete steps toward democracy, a senior American diplomat said Wednesday after holding the highest-level talks with the junta and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 14 years.
BANGKOK -- After a rare trip by high-level U.S. diplomats to Burma, there was little indication from either nation Thursday about how the Obama administration's overture of engagment had been received.
The Associated Press Burmese pythons, turtles and an albino skunk are among the animals that are settling in to their new homes following an non-native pet amnesty day at Busch Gardens this weekend.
The United States expects the leaders of all ASEAN nations to attend a summit in Singapore next week, a US diplomat said Saturday, setting the stage for a possible meeting between Barack Obama and leaders of Myanmar's ruling junta.
The Dalai Lama visited a remote Tibetan monastery in northeast India on Sunday at the start of a trip that has infuriated China, which claims the surrounding Himalayan region as its own.
China's rapid rise to power is challenging Washington's once-dominant sway in the region, something Obama must confront as he departs for his first Asia trip.
A U.S. State Department official met with Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday in a visit that marked the highest-level talks between an American diplomat and Myanmar's detained opposition leader in 14 years.
US envoys who paid a rare visit to Myanmar say the new dialogue will be slow and cautious, but the junta's plans to hold 2010 elections are casting a shadow that could disrupt the delicate process.
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