The U.S. special envoy to Burma says Washington’s improved relations with the southeast Asian country should not be seen as a threat to China. Derek Mitchell told reporters Tuesday at the end of a visit to Beijing that the U.S. does not intend for its relationship with Burma to have any “negative influence on Burma-China [...]
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December 14, 2011
December 14, 2011
December 2, 2011
Clinton and Aung San Suu Kyi pledge to work together for Burma democracy
Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, and Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese opposition leader, have made an unprecedented public vow to work together to promote democratic reforms in the isolated and repressive south Asian state. Ending a historic three-day visit to Burma, the first by a US secretary of state in more than [...]
December 2, 2011
Burmese Opposition Leader, Clinton Promote Closer Ties
Burma’s National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday hosted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for what the veteran activist called “a historic moment” for both Burma and the United States. Following talks with Clinton at her lakeside home, Aung San Suu Kyi told journalists she hoped the visit, (the first [...]
December 2, 2011
Clinton Ends Burma Trip With Pledge of Support
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has completed a three-day visit to Burma after discussions with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a vow that the United States is prepared to support further democratic reform. “We are prepared to go further if the reforms maintain momentum, but history teaches us to be cautious,” said [...]
December 2, 2011
Clinton Challenges Burma to Expand Reforms
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has offered Burma’s military-backed government incentives to expand recent reforms, saying economic sanctions would not be lifted until certain policies are reversed. People in Burma are welcoming Clinton and efforts to push for change in their country. Video footage: Clinton arrival in Burma The secretary of state met with [...]
December 1, 2011
Clinton Urges Burma to End ‘Illicit’ Ties to North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on Burma to end any “illicit” military ties to North Korea, and says more work must be done before the United States can consider lifting sanctions. Clinton said Thursday during a landmark visit to Burma that its government must respect international consensus against the spread of nuclear [...]
November 30, 2011
November 20, 2011
November 17, 2011
UN Nuclear Watchdog Wants Iran Visit
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog wants to send a high-level mission to Iran to seek “clarifications regarding possible military dimensions” to its nuclear program. International Atomic Energy Agency’s chief Yukiya Amano said Thursday he put the request in writing to Iran’s top nuclear officials earlier this month and that he hoped a date [...]
November 16, 2011
November 15, 2011
Obama Visit to Australia Seen as Part of US Shift toward Asia
President Obama will address a joint sitting of the Australian parliament this week on a visit that marks the 60th anniversary of the military alliance between Canberra and Washington. The ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States) treaty was signed in San Francisco in September 1951, at the height of the Cold War. Successive governments in [...]
November 1, 2011
Kids brave soggy weather for White House tricks and treats
Washington (CNN) — Some children in Washington braved cold and soggy weather Saturday for an early Halloween treat — a brief visit to the White House. President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and the first lady’s mother, Marian Robinson, emerged from the North Portico of the White House Saturday afternoon to hand out goodie bags [...]
October 24, 2011
Hamid Karzai claims on TV his country ‘will side with Pakistan if US attacks’
The US reacted with dismay on Sunday after the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, said that he would side with Pakistan in the event of any war with America. Karzai’s remarks will be greeted with outrage by an American public already thinking him ungrateful for US military and financial support. In an interview on Geo Television, [...]