Burma's military government has begun forcing cyclone victims to leave relief centers and return to their homes in the devastated Irawaddy Delta. U.N. officials are condemning the action. They say it is putting families at risk of disease and exposur

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says more people will die if Burma's military government does not lift restrictions on relief aid soon. Mr. Gates spoke at an Asian security forum in Singapore, part of his tour of Asia. 美国国防部长盖茨说,

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Negotiators from Myanmars government and the ethnic Kachin Independence Organization have agreed to set up a conflict coordination and settlement group. It will be the first phase of implementing a joint monitoring mechanism included in 2013 peace ta

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U.S. First Lady Laura Bush says the United States will do all it can to help the victims of the cyclone that hit Burma on Saturday. Mrs. Bush also said it is troubling that many Burmese learned about the cyclone only when foreign broadcasters like th

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The U.N.'s humanitarian chief says he is disappointed with the government in Burma because it has not moved faster to allow in international aid workers and relief supplies to the cyclone-devastated country. 联合国救援机构的负责人表示,他

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U.N. officials say they have suspended aid shipments to Burma after the military government seized all of the food and equipment that had been flown in by the World Food Program. The latest development in the unfolding crisis, came as the military go

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The Pentagon is calling on Burma's leaders to put their pride aside and allow more international help for victims of the cyclone that hit the country 12 days ago. 美国国防部呼吁缅甸领导人不要过分顾及面子,而是允许更多的国际

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has long had a policy of engaging with Burma, even when many countries have criticized its military government. Now, some regional political analysts credit ASEAN with helping persuade Burma to allow in fore

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The United States Tuesday sharply criticized the Burmese government's decision to extend the detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. But President Bush said U.S. cyclone relief for Burma will continue. 美国周二尖锐批评缅甸政府决定

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