(LinkAsia: January 20, 2012) In another sign of increasing openness from the ruling junta, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be allowed to run in an April election...
(LinkAsia: December 2, 2011) In the first visit to Myanmar by a US Secretary of State in over 50 years, Hillary Clinton pledged support for democratic reforms yet cautioned that...
(LinkAsia: November 4, 2011) Recent conciliatory moves by the government in Myanmar have some people hopeful for real change. But Maung Zarni, Burmese activist and research fellow at the London...
(LinkAsia: November 4, 2011) The government in Myanmar seems to be opening up, but some people are wondering if the moves are genuine. Flooding in Southeast Asia has been devastating,...
In 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, director Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict and, as she saw it,...
(LinkAsia: August 19, 2011) The newly elected government in Myanmar holds talks with Aung San Suu Kyi's party to stave off a fresh round of sanctions from Western governments. Professor...
(LinkAsia: August 19, 2011) Indian activist Anna Hazare and thousands of supporters wage a hunger campaign against corruption in New Delhi. Indians angered by corruption use a new website to...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: November 9, 2010) U.S. President Barack Obama has hailed a new partnership deal with Indonesia that covers trade, education, and security issues. Refugees who fled...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: November 8, 2010) Signaling a shift in policy, U.S. President Barack Obama has backed India for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. This...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: March 24, 2010) An Irish Catholic bishop has resigned in the fallout of a sexual abuse scandal which enveloped the Catholic Church and Pope Benedict...
(Al Jazeera English: October 27, 2009) This report offers an exclusive look at the destruction of the Pakistani town of Kotkai, birthplace of Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud. Also, an Amnesty...
(Al Jazeera English: September 21, 2009) A political slander trial has opened in France, pitting President Nicolas Sarkozy against former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin. Other stories include the...
This Al Jazeera English news update includes the devastating floods and mudslides in Taiwan following Typhoon Morakot, China's request for the world to stay out of Myanmar's affairs following the...
(Global Pulse: August 7, 2009) North Korea wanted star power and they found it in Bill Clinton. He secured the release of the two hostages, but the news focused on...
Nobel-laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu talks about the struggle for human rights in Burma and his admiration for dissident Aung San Suu Kyi, in this discussion held at the World Affairs...
