Laura Bush urges Burma action
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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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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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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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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has told Burma it needs to improve its record on political reform. Mr Thaksin noted that Burma was to host the 2006 summit of the Association of South East Asian nations
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U.S. first lady Laura Bush began a four-nation tour of Africa in Senegal's capital Dakar on Tuesday, pledging Washington's support in improving education and combating AIDS on the world's poorest continent.
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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 president, George Bush, calls on the people of Pakistan to continue with the democratic process for which ex-PM Benazir Bhutto "bravely gave her life"
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President George W. Bush on Thursday criticized Myanmar's military junta for arresting dissidents who participated in recent protests and called for their immediate release.
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President Bush brought together  former presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton on Monday to  launch an appeal for Americans to make a donation to help  victims of the South Asia quake and tsunamis.
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President George W. Bush will announce further sanctions against Myanmar's military rulers on Friday and will call on India and China to do more to pressure the country to end its repression of pro-democracy protesters, the White House said.
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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 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 and two of his predecessors call on US citizens to aid the Asian tsunami's victims.
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President George W. Bush said US allies will work together to pressure North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program and sought to revive stalled talks with the communist regime on the issue.
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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 United States moved yesterday to formally add Burma to the agenda of the U.N. Security Council, potentially exposing the Southeast Asian nation, which is ruled by a military junta, to international condemnation for human rights violations and other abuses.
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U.S. President George W. Bush called on Friday for China to allow more freedoms ahead of the 2008 Olympics and denounced Myanmar's ruling junta for assaulting and detaining activists.