EU to tighten sanctions against Myanmar
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The European Union said it would slap tougher sanctions on Myanmar after the military-run state failed to heed EU demands including the release of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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HANOI - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder told delegates at the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM 5) in Vietnam&#39;s capital Friday that Germany expects Myanmar (Burma) to take steps to improve its human rights record, according to delegation members.
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A U.N. envoy said on Thursday he would press China to lean harder on Myanmar's junta to open dialogue with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi following last month's brutal crackdown on democracy protests.
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President George W. Bush announced new U.S. sanctions against Myanmar on Tuesday as world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly focused on rising protests against military rule in the southeast Asian state.
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The U.N. Human Rights Council told  Myanmar on Friday to prosecute those who committed abuses  during a crackdown on peaceful monk-led protests and free Nobel  laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners.
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The European Union said on Monday it  will impose sanctions on Sudan if it does not take adequate  steps to disarm Arab militias accused of pursuing a campaign of  murder, rape and pillage in western Darfur region.
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An Asia-Europe summit opened Friday overshadowed by the European Union&#39;s threat to slap fresh sanctions on one of the grouping&#39;s newest Asian membersâmilitary-ruled Burmaâif it fails
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The European Union drops its objections to allowing Burma to attend a joint summit with Asia later in the year.
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The European Union was to threaten sanctions Monday against Sudan's government for failing to stop "massive and severe" human rights abuses by Arab militia against African villagers in Darfur.
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Officials in Brussels say the formal agenda of the monthly meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday will be largely dominated by issues involving sanctions.
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The European Union is set to impose new sanctions against Burma, according to the EU&#39;s Dutch presidency. The EU warned last month that it would take action against Burma unless human rights improved before
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EU president Luxembourg will push to add Nazi symbols to a proposed ban across the 25-nation bloc on hate crimes motivated by racism and xenophobia.
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EU foreign ministers must step up  efforts next week for a ceasefire in Darfur and impose  sanctions on members of Sudan&#39;s government responsible for the  violence, activists said on Tuesday.
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The government warned its citizens on Wednesday against &quot;all but essential travel&quot; to Myanmar as the military junta there launched a bloody crackdown on protestors.
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European Union foreign ministers approved plans Monday for implementing U.N. sanctions against Iran, a move that is meant to punish Tehran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment.
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The European Union says Burma can attend an Asia-Europe summit next month, but only if it sends a low-level delegation. But some rights activists are disappointed by the decision.
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The European Union said Friday it &quot;hoped to reach a conclusion&quot; at a meeting of foreign ministers on the participation of military-ruled Myanmar in an upcoming summit of Asian and European nations.