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Myanmar says president to make official US visit

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:10:16 -0400

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Myanmar head of state in almost 47 years and a sign of warming ties.

Myanmar charges 6 Muslims with sectarian violence

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:49:12 -0400

YANGON, Myanmar - A court in Myanmar has charged six Muslims with murder for their alleged role in an outbreak of sectarian violence that shook the country in March, authorities said Tuesday, as a rights group raised concern over a judicial system that has so far failed to prosecute Buddhists who brutally hunted Muslims down in the streets and torched whole neighborhoods.

US extends Myanmar sanctions authority for 1 year

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:52:37 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration extended Thursday by one year targeted U.S. sanctions against Myanmar to prevent backsliding on democratic reforms.

Cuban dissidents pick up EU prize, 8 years later

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:26:20 -0400

BRUSSELS - Eight years after winning Europe's top human rights prize, members of a Cuban opposition group on Tuesday finally picked it up after securing permission to travel abroad.