Aug 11 Watch Other News: Three U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan In other news, the U.S. military announced that three more American soldiers were killed since Saturday in Afghanistan, bringing the total number of American deaths there in the month of August to 18. Continue watching
May 14 Watch Other News: House Approves Additional War Funding In other news, the House approved another $97 billion in war funding for Iraq and Afghanistan through September, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi again denied she knew about terror suspects being waterboarded amid mounting criticism. Continue watching
May 14 With House Arrest Set to Expire, Suu Kyi Faces New Charges By PBS News Hour Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the pro-democracy Myanmar opposition, faces new criminal charges just weeks before her house arrest was supposed to end after an American man swam across a lake to reach her compound, her lawyer said. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Aid Group Names Top 10 Humanitarian Crises of 2008 The international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders has named the world's worst crises of 2008, including neglected medical needs in Iraq, Zimbabwe and Myanmar. Ray Suarez speaks with the group's executive director, Nicolas de Torrente. Continue watching
Aug 07 China Tells Bush Not to Meddle in Its Affairs By PBS News Hour China responded to President Bush's criticism of Beijing's repression Thursday, saying no one should interfere in other countries' internal affairs. Continue reading
Aug 05 President Bush Begins Weeklong Tour of Asia By PBS News Hour President Bush arrived Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, at the start of a weeklong tour that also will take him to Thailand and then China for the Olympics' opening ceremony. Continue reading
Jul 15 Myanmar’s Rice Crop Takes a Hit After Cyclone By PBS News Hour The prospect of a meager rice crop threatens to add to Myanmar's travails from May's cyclone that left tens of thousands dead. Much of the country's rice fields are in the now-swamped Irrawaddy delta. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch Myanmar Cyclone Victims Face Continued Hardships A month has passed since Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar and, in the interim, international aid groups negotiated with the country's reclusive military regime for better access to the stricken country. ITN's Channel 4 News correspondent Inigo Gilmore provides an update. Continue watching
Jun 04 U.S. Navy Ships to Leave Myanmar Without Delivering Aid By PBS News Hour Four U.S. Navy ships will leave the Myanmar coast Thursday, after failing to receive permission from the Burmese government to unload aid supplies for survivors of Cyclone Nargis, including much-needed helicopters to transport food and other aid. Continue reading
May 30 Myanmar Cyclone Refugees Forced Out of Camps By PBS News Hour Myanmar's military government started evicting families from cyclone refugee camps on Friday, sending them to rebuild lives with bamboo poles and tarps. Continue reading