Myanmar lifts curfew imposed after protests
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Myanmar's military junta lifted a curfew in the country's main city Yangon on Saturday which was imposed last month after mass protests that prompted a crackdown.
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Myanmar's junta deployed riot police and fire trucks at potential flashpoints in Yangon on Friday to prevent pro-democracy protests on the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
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Myanmar's junta poured troops and police armed with rifles into central Yangon on Tuesday in an attempt to end the biggest demonstrations against military rule in nearly 20 years.
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The authorities in Guinea reduce a curfew imposed under martial law, as anti-government protests subside.
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Troops cleared the streets of central  Yangon on Thursday, telling protesters they had 10 minutes to  go home or be shot, as the Myanmar junta intensified its  two-day crackdown on the largest uprising in 20 years.
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Myanmar&#039;s military rulers extended the house arrest of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, defying an international outcry demanding her freedom and dashing the hopes of her supporters.
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Shoppers thronged markets in Bangladesh on Saturday as a curfew clamped on six cities to reassert the military-backed government&#39;s authority after violent clashes was relaxed for most of the day.
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Nepal yesterday briefly lifted a curfew imposed on the capital after widespread rioting in response to the slaying of 12 Nepalese in Iraq, as the death toll from the unrest rose to two.
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Crowds taunted soldiers and police who barricaded central Yangon on Friday to prevent more mass protests against Myanmar's 45 years of military rule and deepening economic hardship.
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The streets of Nepal&#39;s capital were crowded and shops opened early on Monday after authorities lifted a curfew imposed last week after mobs protesting against the killing of 12 Nepalis in Iraq ransacked a mosque.
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Myanmar's junta has agreed to allow a U.N. envoy to return to the country earlier than expected next month to help promote national reconciliation following the military's violent crackdown on peaceful protesters, the U.N. said Tuesday.
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Britain on Friday urged a &quot;robust response&quot; to events in Myanmar, where protests by monks continued despite a clampdown earlier in the week, saying there must be &quot;positive change&quot; in the country.
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Burma's military regime lifts the curfew that was imposed on Rangoon at the height of protests led by monks.
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The head of Guinea's military relaxed a nationwide curfew Sunday, an indication the government believes the threat of violence following last week's deadly rioting and protests has subsided.
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Myanmar's military junta has confirmed a constitution-forming National Convention will restart at the end of the rainy season in November, despite political turmoil sparked by the purge of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt.
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At least nine people were killed in Myanmar on Thursday as the military junta cleared the
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Myanmar&#39;s military junta has confirmed a constitution-forming National Convention will restart at the end of the rainy season in November, despite political turmoil sparked by the purge of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt.