President Bush signs H.R. 4286, Congressional Gold Medal: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
U.S. President George W. Bush signs H.R. 4286, bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal in absentia to Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 6, 2008. (UPI Photo/Yuri Gripas)
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The U.N. Security Council expressed "serious concern" over Myanmar military court's ruling extending the detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday condemned the sentencing of Myanmar pro-Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi to additional home detention.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Myanmar leadership to release Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from detention.
U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., will be honored at next month's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration and Realizing the Dream Awards, an official says.
Today is Sunday, July 10, the 191st day of 2005 with 174 to follow.
Amnesty International says arrests of political activists in Myanmar are rising as the country's most noted democracy supporter remains under house arrest.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed concern Friday over Myanmar's exclusion of political parties from its national convention.
The United Nations asks Myanmar, in light of a reported leadership change, to remain committed to a process of national reconciliation and democratization.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says Myanmar's move to democracy will lack credibility without the release of Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned Monday constitutional talks in Myanmar must be inclusive to be credible.
