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Turkey Will Fight Kurdish Rebels 'When Needed'
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 9:08 am | VOA News
Turkey's prime minister says Ankara will launch a military operation to fight Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq "when needed" - and will not ask permission from other countries to do so. More >>
Sudan Declares Cease-Fire For Darfur Peace Talks
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 9:08 am | VOA News
Sudanese presidential advisor Nafie Ali Nafie announced the immediate, unilateral cease-fire as the joint U.N.-African Union-sponsored talks opened Saturday in Sirte, Libya. More >>
Militants Execute 13 People In Northwest Pakistan
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 9:07 am | VOA News
Pakistani authorities say militants have executed 13 people, including seven civilians, after government troops launched an assault on their stronghold in the country's Northwest Frontier Province. More >>
Darfur Peace Talks Begin In Libya
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 9:05 am | VOA News
Leaders of the rebel Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Army-Unity announced Friday they would not attend Saturday's joint U.N.-African Union sponsored talks in Sirte, Libya. More >>
Blasts Aimed At Bhutto Kill Scores, Wound Hundreds
Friday, 19 October 2007, 2:17 pm | VOA News
At least 119 people are now confirmed dead and more than 240 others wounded in two explosions in Karachi, Pakistan aimed at returning former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. More >>
United Nations Security Council Reprimands Burma
Friday, 12 October 2007, 11:57 pm | VOA News
The United Nations Security Council has released its first formal statement on Burma, criticizing the military government's violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. Chad Bouchard reports from Bangkok. More >>
Sec. Council Denounces Burma Military Crackdown
Friday, 12 October 2007, 10:04 pm | VOA News
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday denounced the recent military crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in Burma and called for a release of all political prisoners there. More >>
VOA Burma Chief Before U.S. Congressional Caucus
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:53 pm | VOA News
"The military is powerful because they have guns; the monks' power resides in their contributions to the religious life of every Burmese. The majority of soldiers in the Burmese army are Buddhists. They are going to want to practice their religion." More >>
US Lawmakers Voice Support for Burma Democracy
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:40 pm | VOA News
With both chambers of Congress approving resolutions this week condemning Burma's military government for its brutal suppression of demonstrations, lawmakers appear more determined than ever to keep the spotlight on events in Burma. More >>
Burma Agrees to See UN Envoy Amid Crackdown
Friday, 28 September 2007, 7:14 am | VOA News
Burma has agreed to accept a special envoy from the United Nations as leaders around the world call on the military government to halt its violent crackdown on protesters in Rangoon. The U.S. government also announced it was imposing sanctions. More >>
Burmese Troops Raid Monasteries, Arrest 100 Monks
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 6:42 pm | VOA News
Monks, who are highly revered in Burma, have been leading pro-democracy marches, posing the greatest challenge to the military-government in two decades. Troops opened fire on the monks and other protesters in Rangoon Wednesday. More >>
Burma: Peaceful Protest Gives Way to Violence
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 7:33 pm | VOA News
Police pushed back monks trying to enter the Shwedagon Pagoda where the demonstrations have focused. Reports from the scene say security forces fired tear gas and beat back demonstrators with batons. The army has yet to launch an all-out attack on the ... More >>
Troops, Riot Police Patrol Outside Burmese Pagodas
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 5:57 pm | VOA News
Burmese soldiers and riot police are patrolling outside pagodas in Rangoon to prevent Buddhist monks from continuing pro-democracy protests. The monks and their sympathizers have demonstrated for the past week without military interference. More >>
Bush Announces New Sanctions On Burma
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 4:36 pm | VOA News
U.S. President George Bush has announced tightened sanctions against Burma's military government amid surging pro-democracy demonstrations there. In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Mr. Bush focused on the need to uphold freedoms enshrined in the ... More >>
Burma's Military Government Imposes Curfew
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 7:57 am | VOA News
Burma's military government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Rangoon and Mandalay as part of efforts to end pro-democracy demonstrations led by Buddhist monks. Rangoon is now under the direct control of the city's military for 60 days. More >>
UN Chief Says World Must Act on Climate Change
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 2:34 pm | VOA News
An unprecedented summit on climate change has ended at the United Nations. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the event has sent a powerful political signal to the world that there is the will and the determination at the highest level to act decisively on ... More >>
U.S. To Increase Sanctions Against Burma
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 11:28 am | VOA News
President Bush is expected to announce new sanctions against Burma as officials there threaten legal action against Buddhist monks leading the country's largest anti-government protests in nearly 20 years. More >>
Burma Protests By Monks, Nuns, Civilians Escalate
Monday, 24 September 2007, 10:14 am | VOA News
Buddhist monks, accompanied by civilians, march on a street in a protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, 23 Sept. 2007 Thousands of Buddhist monks have been joined by an equal number of civilians, marching in Burma's commercial ... More >>
U.S. Anti-Drug Report Fingers Burma, Venezuela
Tuesday, 18 September 2007, 11:39 am | VOA News
The report said Burma is the largest source of methamphetamine pills in Asia and that its efforts against traffickers in that synthetic drug have been inconsistent. Burmese counter-narcotics efforts were termed overwhelmingly negative. More >>
APEC Business Council Meets to Finalize Report
Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 2:46 pm | VOA News
Representatives from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council are holding meetings this week to finalize their annual report for APEC leaders who will hold a summit on September 8 and 9, 2007. More >>
