Daw Aung San Suu Kyi awarded Honorary Citizen of Paris
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Burmaâs democracy leader, Nobel laureate and General Secretary of The National League for Democracy (NLD), Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the honorary citizen of Paris by its city council in a ceremony held on 10 December.
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was on Sunday night conferred the prestigious "Insignia of Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters" by the French government.
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Stepping out of her home in tears, democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi greeted Buddhist monks Saturday in a landmark moment for a swelling protest movement against the military junta.
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Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, under house arrest for 12 of the last 18 years, left her home Thursday afternoon to meet with a Burma government official, a diplomat said
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Aung San Suu Kyi is a symbol of peaceful defiance in Burma, but she has been kept quiet as protests have escalated.
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The Myanmar government has extended for a third time the house arrest of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, the BBC said Monday. U Lwin, a spokesman for Aung&#39;s National League
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An Asia-Europe forum accepted Myanmar and 12 other new members Thursday ahead of a summit strained by Yangon's human rights record and detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar&#39;s extension of house arrest for democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has been condemned by rights groups and the United States, but drew no rebuke from neighbours.
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RANGOON, Burma, May 25 -- Burma's military government on Friday extended the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, defying an outpouring of international appeals for the Nobel Peace Prize winner's freedom.
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The party of detained opposition figure  Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday welcomed the United Nations'  decision to add Myanmar to its list of nations that represent  threats to international peace and security.
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Eastwood has been presented with the prestigious Legion d'honneur, the highest civilian distinction in France, at a special ceremony in Paris.Comment
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Eastwood's wife and children accompanied him at the ceremony Hollywood star Clint Eastwood has been presented with the highest civilian distinction in France, Legion d'honneur, at a ceremony in Paris.Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac on Monday honoured his Namibian counterpart Sam Nujoma, who is due to leave office in March 2005, with France's top distinction, the Legion of Honour.
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PARIS (France): French authorities have handed over the medical file on late President of Palestinian Authority, Yasser Arafat to his widow Ms Suha Arafat, who is studying it, her lawyer said in a statement.
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PRAGUE- French President Jacques Chirac has awarded the French Order of Merit to Czech Senator Jaroslava Moserova and the order was presented to her by French Ambassador Joel de Zorzi at the French embassy in ...
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Pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi spent her fifth consecutive birthday under house arrest Tuesday, as authorities beefed up security around her residence and supporters rallied at her party's headquarters demanding she be freed.
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Hundreds of pro-democracy activists supported by foreign diplomats rallied Sunday near the home of Myanmar&#39;s detained Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, lighting candles to mark the election her party won in vain in 1990.