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Cyclone Nargis - U.S. President George W. Bush attends a briefing on the Cyclone Nargis disaster relief efforts in Burma, at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Bangkok, Thailand on August 7, 2008. Olivier Carduner (2nd R), Mission Director of the USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia, Bill Berger (R), Acting Senior Regional Advisor for the USAID Cyclone Nargis Disaster Assistance Response Team, Col. Al Swanda (L), Chief Joint U.S. Military Group Thailand, and U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Eric John join President Bush. The ruling junta in Burma has been hesitant in accepting aid efforts since the disaster, where the cyclone death toll reportedly nears 100,000 victims. (UPI Photo/Eric Draper/White House Press Office)

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U.S. President George W. Bush attends a briefing on the Cyclone Nargis disaster relief efforts in Burma, at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Bangkok, Thailand on August 7, 2008. Olivier Carduner (2nd R), Mission Director of the USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia, Bill Berger (R), Acting Senior Regional Advisor for the USAID Cyclone Nargis Disaster Assistance Response Team, Col. Al Swanda (L), Chief Joint U.S. Military Group Thailand, and U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Eric John join President Bush. The ruling junta in Burma has been hesitant in accepting aid efforts since the disaster, where the cyclone death toll reportedly nears 100,000 victims. (UPI Photo/Eric Draper/White House Press Office)

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U.N. says aid to Myanmar still a challenge

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Delivery of aid and recovery assistance to Myanmar three months after a devastating cyclone struck remains a challenge, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Asian nations don't want human rights pressure

MOSCOW, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Last May, the West launched a verbal attack on Myanmar, accusing the regime of being unable to help hundreds of thousands of cyclone victims and of refusing to accept Western humanitarian aid, inferring that "humanitarian intervention" was needed in this situation.

Outside View: ASEAN lessons -- Part 1

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