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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WASHINGTON - President Bush expanded US sanctions against Burma's rulers yesterday, accusing them of "vicious persecution" of democracy protesters, and urged China and India to step up pressure on their neighbor.
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The US president leads international condemnation of Burma's "brutal regime", after more blood is spilled.
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The US imposes sanctions against the  militant group  in Iraq by terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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The United States has added its voice to a chorus of international concern over the continued detention of Myanmar&#39;s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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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 United States wants a U.N. Security Council resolution that would pressure Myanmar to stop jailing political opponents, persecuting minorities and flooding the region with refugees, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said on Friday.
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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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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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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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President George W. Bush, who is to announce more U.S. sanctions against Myanmar on Friday, will call on China and India to take more action to pressure that Asian country, the White House said.
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The US says it is targeting a businessman and relatives of leaders of the military regime in new sanctions on Burma.
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The Bush administration is developing an extensive list of possible new sanctions against North Korea, senior officials said Thursday.
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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 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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The World Trade Organization was expected Friday to approve stiff sanctions on US exports ranging from almonds to ski jackets intended to punish Washington for failing to repeal the so-called Byrd amendment.
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President Bush imposed new sanctions Friday to punish Myanmar's military-run government and its backers for a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.