US to impose Burma sanctions
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President Bush is to announce a wave of restrictions on Burma's ruling military junta, the White House says.
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The EU is set to impose new sanctions against Burma, overshadowing a summit of Asian and European leaders.
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President Bush will announce additional sanctions on Friday against Myanmar, where the military-run government has conducted a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.
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The US House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to take immediate action to restore democracy and the rule of law in military-ruled Myanmar.
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The European Union is set to bolster sanctions against Myanmar after the military-ruled country failed to yield to EU demands before a weekend Europe-Asia summit that was clouded by the issue.
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The Bush administration and lawmakers from both parties are pushing for the U.N. Security Council to condemn Myanmar's recent crackdown on activists.
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The United States on Friday  asked the U.N. Security Council to deal with Myanmar, whose  junta government has jailed opponents, persecuted minorities  and sent refugees fleeing into neighboring states.
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The US calls on the military junta in Burma to release opposition leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi from house arrest.
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President Bush wants the U.N. to uphold its pledge to fight for freedom in lands of poverty and terror and plans to punctuate his challenge by promising new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar.
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The United States has imposed sanctions on four Chinese entities, including a state-run firm, and one North Korean company for selling weapons or cruise and ballistic missile technology and equipment to Iran, the State Department said.
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The US First Lady urges the UN to condemn Burma's crackdown on protestors, in a rare political statement.
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Sanctions could be aimed at a wide range of American exports, possibly including steel ball bearings, cod, shoes and apples. Most would be imposed by Japan and the EU, which have been the hardest
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The United States imposed new sanctions on Myanmar's ruling junta Thursday as its Southeast Asian neighbors urged a peaceful resolution to growing political unrest in the country.
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President George W. Bush is set to announce new U.S. sanctions against Myanmar over human rights as the annual U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders gets under way on Tuesday.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 -- President Bush announced new sanctions against the military government of Burma Tuesday, figuratively joining hands with tens of thousands of protesters in the streets of Rangoon and challenging the United Nations to join him in a broader "mission of liberation."
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The United States is set to impose fresh sanctions on Sudan over the conflict in Darfur, officials say.
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Over strong opposition from China, the U.N. Security Council on Friday put Myanmar on its agenda in what U.S. officials called a "major step forward" in American efforts to increase pressure on the country's military dictatorship.