YANGON, Myanmar, June 7 (UPI) -- A comedian who organized emergency supplies for victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar has been arrested, activists say.
BANGKOK, May 24 (UPI) -- The United Nations will operate its ongoing efforts to help the victims of the destructive cyclone in Myanmar through Bangkok, the U.N.'s leader said.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 23 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon prevailed on Myanmar military leader Gen. Than Shwe Friday to let foreign workers in the country for cyclone relief work.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 22 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday complained to military leaders in cyclone-hit Myanmar that foreign relief workers have been kept out.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 14 (UPI) -- Barely 12 days after Cyclone Nargis laid waste vast regions of Myanmar, the poor Asian country faced the threat of another storm churning in the Bay of Bengal.
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, May 10 (UPI) -- Scores of relief workers are awaiting approval in Bangkok to enter Myanmar, where Cyclone Nargis hit a week ago, killing as many as 100,000 people.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 10 (UPI) -- Even as the country lay devastated from a cyclone, Myanmar's military government went ahead Saturday with a referendum on a new national constitution.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 3 (UPI) -- The largest city in the Asian country of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has been devastated by a major cyclone, eyewitnesses say.
PERTH, Australia, March 11 (UPI) -- Tropical Cyclone Jacob has weakened, but remains on track to hit the Western Australian coast. Officials at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology have downgraded Jacob to a category two cyclone, easing fears of a repeat of the damage caused by the category
NEW DELHI, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A severe cyclone has hit coastal areas in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh, killing at least 50 people and injuring several others.
