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British PM meets Myanmar leader on historic visit

British Prime Minister David Cameron met Myanmar's president Friday on the first visit in decades by a Western leader ...

Clinton warns Suu Kyi: Democracy isn`t easy

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday offered advice for Myanmar`s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she ...

Philippines urges united ASEAN stand on South China Sea

ASEAN should forge a common position on a proposed code of conduct aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea ...

South Sudan will not return to war with Khartoum: minister

South Sudan will not return to war with Khartoum despite a second day of airstrikes and bloody ground assaults in ...

Ban calls for calm in Sudan after clashes

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon appealed for calm after Sudan on Tuesday suspended an April summit between President Omar ...

Syria`s Assad orders parliamentary elections on May 7

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued Tuesday a presidential decree to hold the parliamentary elections on May 7, ...

Suu Kyi says Myanmar officials censored speech

Myanmar`s authorities have censored one of Aung San Suu Kyi`s key election campaign speeches by removing her criticism ...

ICRC fails to evacuate wounded journalists from Homs

The Red Cross Saturday failed to agree a deal to evacuate wounded Syrians and Western journalists from battered Homs ...

Jakarta repeats call for end to Syria violence

Indonesia has again called for a halt to the violence in Syria, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said here Friday. ...

Bomb targets Iraq mp`s convoy

A bomb targeted Iraqi MP Qais al-Shadhr`s convoy in Baghdad on Wednesday morning, wounding five civilians who were ...

Myanmar must break ties with n. Korea: McConnell

The top US Senate Republican on Tuesday said he could back easing sanctions on Myanmar if it advances a host of ...

Russia slams Iran sanctions, holds firm on Syria attention

Russia warned the West on Friday that new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme will be seen by the world ...

Key U.S. lawmaker heads to Myanmar

A US congressman who has spearheaded sanctions aimed at pressuring Myanmar will pay his first visit to the country ...

Australia eases Myanmar sanctions

Australia said Monday it would scale back sanctions against Myanmar in recognition of steps taken by the formerly ...

Iraq marks first army day since US pullout

Iraq's armed forces were to mark their 91st anniversary with a huge parade on Friday, weeks after US troops completed ...