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Myanmar – Google News
Google News
Myanmar Muslims Jailed for Killing Buddhist Monk – ABC News
ABC NewsMyanmar Muslims Jailed for Killing Buddhist Monk
ABC News
A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has not led to any criminal trials …
Muslims Sentenced After Myanmar ClashesWall Street Journal
Myanmar court sentences seven Muslims to jailThe Hindu
Myanmar court sentences Muslims for killing Buddhist monk during sectarian …Fox News
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Posted on 21 May 2013 | 12:56 pm
Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims – TVNZ
The HinduObama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
TVNZ
President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a US ally in China's backyard. During the first visit to the …
Bye-bye, Burma, bye-byeThe Economist (blog)
Obama Urges Myanmar To Bring Halt To Violence Against Rohingya MuslimsHuffington Post
Human-Rights Groups Criticize Obama's Meeting With Myanmar LeaderNational Journal
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Posted on 21 May 2013 | 8:08 am
Protesters greet Myanmar leader Sein in US – euronews
euronewsProtesters greet Myanmar leader Sein in US
euronews
Obama agreed but insisted violence against Muslim communities must stop:“The displacement of people, the violence directed towards them needs to stop and we are prepared to work in any ways that we can with both the government of Myanmar and the …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 5:31 am
Obama welcomes president of ‘Myanmar’ with cautionary reminder – The Japan Times
Obama welcomes president of 'Myanmar' with cautionary reminder
The Japan Times
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed Myanmar's president to the White House — the first such visit in nearly 50 years — and hailed the Southeast Asian nation's progress on democratic reforms, but emphasized that much work …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 4:43 am
Myanmar Visit to US Marks Shift in Politics – Wall Street Journal
Myanmar Visit to US Marks Shift in Politics
Wall Street Journal
"As a consequence of these changes in policy inside of Myanmar, the United States has been able to relax sanctions that had been placed on Myanmar, and many countries around the world have followed suit," Mr. Obama said. "But as President Sein is the …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 3:19 am
Obama cites movement toward political, economic reforms in Myanmar – Globe and Mail
Globe and MailObama cites movement toward political, economic reforms in Myanmar
Globe and Mail
In a long-awaited White House visit, President Barack Obama told Myanmar's president Monday that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country in “a long and sometimes difficult, but ultimately correct, path to follow” toward democracy.
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 3:14 am
Obama praises Myanmar reforms – The Australian
Obama praises Myanmar reforms
The Australian
As his guest became the first leader of his country in almost 50 years to visit the White House, Mr Obama praised Myanmar's journey away from brutal junta rule and promised Washington would offer more political and economic support. Seated with Thein …
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 11:46 pm
Obama hails Myanmar reforms in Thein Sein landmark visit – Deutsche Welle
Obama hails Myanmar reforms in Thein Sein landmark visit
Deutsche Welle
Speaking from the US capital Monday Obama said he recognized Sein's work to guide Myanmar down "a long and sometimes difficult, but ultimately correct, path to follow." Obama said that during his meeting with the Myanmar leader, Sein assured him he …
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 10:47 pm
Myanmar’s White House bow: well done, but not mission accomplished – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science MonitorMyanmar's White House bow: well done, but not mission accomplished
Christian Science Monitor
President Obama's meeting with Myanmar President Thein Sein on Monday – the first visit to the US by a Burmese ruler since 1968 – caps a flurry of recent activity between the two nations since Myanmar began rolling back elements of its authoritarian …
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 9:37 pm
Burma or Myanmar? WH grappling with name game – CBS News
CBS NewsBurma or Myanmar? WH grappling with name game
CBS News
In a photo op Monday afternoon with Burma's president, Thein Sein, President Obama repeatedly referred to the nation as Myanmar, though Carney insisted the official U.S. policy "remains that Burma is the name of the country." Carney said the use of …
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 9:09 pm
Burma – Yahoo! News Search Results
Burma – Yahoo! News Search Results
7 Burma Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk
MEIKHTILA, Burma (AP) — A Burma court sentenced seven Muslims to prison — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has produced no serious charges against the members of the country’s Buddhist majority. At least
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 7:34 am
Obama Praises Burma Reforms, Calls For End to Attacks on Muslims
U.S. President Barack Obama praised Burma's president on Monday for his leadership in pushing through political reforms, but warned that ethnic and communal violence targeting minority Muslims in that country must stop. Mr. Obama spoke at the White House alongside Burmese President Thein Sein, the former general who in 2011 became president after Burma's first democratic election in more than …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 4:59 am
Obama vows US support as Burma leader visits
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Barack Obama told Burma’s president during a long-awaited White House visit that he appreciates the leader’s efforts to lead the Asian country on its long, and sometimes difficult, path to democracy and assured him of U.S. support. Former general Thein Sein was the first president of Burma to visit the
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 12:49 am
What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar. Successive U.S. governments have refused to acknowledge the name change made in the late 1980s by the country's military rulers. The United States for years deliberately referred to the nation of 60 million people as Burma, so as …
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 11:34 pm
Video: Carney: U.S. to refer "more frequently" to Burma as "Myanmar"
As a "diplomatic courtesy," the United States "has begun to allow limited use of the name Myanmar" to describe the former pariah state of Burma as it inches closer toward democracy, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Monday – but official U.S. policy, he added, "remains that Burma is the name of the country."
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 10:15 pm
Burma or Myanmar? WH grappling with name game
President says "Myanmar" in meeting with the former pariah state's president, but official policy remains "Burma"
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 8:57 pm
Burma leader making landmark White House visit
Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burma president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 12:10 pm
Burma's Thein Sein in historic visit to US
Thein Sein, Burma's president, becomes the first leader of his country in nearly half a century to visit the White House today.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 8:44 am
Burma Releases Political Prisoners
Burma has freed at least 21 political prisoners in the country's latest amnesty that comes just days before President Thein Sein makes a landmark visit to the United States. The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners in Burma told VOA about the prisoner release, which was confirmed by government officials later Friday. "We are confirming that 23 prisoners were released, but [we have] not …
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 11:51 am
Burma says president to make official US visit next week
YANGON, Burma (AP) — Burma’s reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Burma head of state in almost 47 years and a sign of warming ties. Burma state television announced the U.S. visit Monday, saying it comes at the invitation of President Barack Obama. It
Posted on 14 May 2013 | 4:34 am
