First lady focusing on Myanmar violence
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Laura Bush is seeking to dispel any notion that her interests as first lady are limited to reading, education and baking cookies.
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Revered Queen Sirikit has urged all  Thais to work with the government in its fight against the  violence in the largely Muslim south, where almost 500 people  have been killed since January.
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THE new Prime Minister of military-ruled Myanmar was behind an attack on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her convoy last year, the United States charged yesterday, amid calls for UN Security Council action against the South-east Asian nation.
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The United Nations expert on human rights in Myanmar vowed on Wednesday he would not be constrained by the military junta when he visits the country next month to report on the recent crisis.
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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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One of the few unchallenged accomplishments of Myanmar&#39;s military junta - securing peace with the country&#39;s armed ethnic rebel groups - may be in jeopardy after Prime Minister Gen.
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Six female Nobel Peace laureates called  on the world to keep up pressure on Myanmar's military junta to  restore liberty and democracy in the country.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday denounced Myanmar&#39;s ruling military junta as &quot;brutal&quot; and said Washington was closely monitoring rising protests for democracy in the Southeast Asian state.
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The First Lady - and the former President - find a common cause
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WASHINGTON : The new prime minister of military-ruled Myanmar was directly behind an attack on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her convoy last year, the United States charged.
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BANGKOKâThe demise of Myanmar premier Khin Nyunt spells fresh misfortune for detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her prospects for freedom and the country
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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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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Myanmar&#39;s detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is an attempt by the ruling junta to prevent possible political violence.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is targeting progress on foreign policy crises on North Korea and Iran, and will press for democratic change in Myanmar in a five-nation Asian tour this month.
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The daughter of South Korea's assassinated president Park Chung-hee on Monday launched a bid to be the country's first woman leader in a race dominated by her main challenger for the opposition conservative's nomination.
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Violence began before dawn as Myanmarâs military junta tried to crush a wave of nationwide protests with tear gas, beatings and volleys of gunfire.
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A string of top musicians, including Paul McCartney, Sting and Eric Clapton will launch an album on Tuesday dedicated to Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, calling for the Nobel laureate to be freed.