Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but ...
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Obama vows US support as Myanmar leader visits
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian ...
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White House playing a name game on Burma
What's in a name? For the Obama administration, a lot, when it comes to the repressive, long-isolated nation of Burma. Seven months after the ...
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Burma or Myanmar? WH grappling with name game
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Airport project seen as test case for the new Burma
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Burma’s Thein Sein Visits Washington
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Muslim gets life in prison, 6 get lesser terms for killing of Buddhist monk in Myanmar strife
MEIKHTILA, Myanmar — Muslim gets life in prison, 6 get lesser terms for killing of Buddhist monk in Myanmar strife.
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Burma's Web-Savvy Rebels
When Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt visited Burma in late March, he lamented that only about 1 percent of Burmese are connected to the ...
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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 ...
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Thein Sein becomes first Burmese president to visit US since 1966
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What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
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Obama meets with Burmese president
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State Dept. Report Says Countries Have Repressed Religious Freedom With Laws
In an annual report, the State Department singled out countries that abused laws on blasphemy and apostasy to harass political ...
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 ...
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Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist monk
MEIKHTILA, Myanmar — A court in Myanmar sentenced seven Muslims to terms ranging from life to two years in prison Tuesday for the killing of a ...
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Special Representatives to ensure Depsang-type incidents don’t reoccur
India, China keen to take the relationship forward in new spheres