Pirates release Japanese tanker updated 3 hours, 29 minutes ago
Pirates released a Japanese tanker and its 22 crew members off the Somali coast Wednesday and all the crew are unharmed, a U.S. Navy spokesman said.
Somali pirates threaten to kill hostages updated 1 day ago
Somali pirates who seized a Japanese tanker six weeks ago have threatened to kill the 22 crew members unless a $1 million ransom is paid, a maritime official said Monday.
U.N. chief warns Myanmar updated 1 day ago
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Myanmar the international community was running out of patience with its authoritarian regime, saying Monday the junta must embrace democracy and stop inflicting suffering on its own people.
U.N. raises Myanmar crackdown toll updated Fri, December 7, 2007
Myanmar's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters killed more than twice as many people as the junta has acknowledged, a U.N. investigator said Friday, citing at least 31 dead.
Junta 'lying' over Myanmar deaths updated Fri, December 7, 2007
The September crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators by the Myanmar military junta was bloodier than the government admitted to, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Friday.
Group: China evicts 13,000 a month updated Thu, December 6, 2007
China continues to evict 13,000 people each month in preparation for the Beijing Olympics, despite worldwide attention and increased scrutiny, a housing rights group said Wednesday.
Myanmar AIDS monastery shut updated Tue, December 4, 2007
A Buddhist monastery that provided a hospice for AIDS patients has been closed down by the regime in Myanmar, which is also still arresting dissidents, the top U.S. diplomat in the country said last week.
Myanmar rejects reform inclusion updated Mon, December 3, 2007
Military-ruled Myanmar said Monday it would restrict drafting a new constitution to a government-appointed panel, in an apparent rebuff to a push by the United Nations to open the process up.
Boat sinks off Bangladesh, 50 people missing updated Mon, November 26, 2007
More than 50 people were missing after a boat -- possibly being ferried by human traffickers -- sank Sunday off a southern Bangladesh island bordering Myanmar waters, a police official said.
Sarkozy emphasizes currency, environment on visit to China updated Sun, November 25, 2007
French President Nicolas Sarkozy kicked off his first state visit to China Sunday by urging the Communist leadership to let its currency rise before Beijing's trade imbalances become unmanageable.
