By Al Pessin Pentaton 08 May 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military has taken more action to prepare to deliver help to victims of the Burma cyclone. But he says he can't imagine U.S. forces would enter Burma or its airspace...
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 07 May 2008 International aid agencies are struggling to reach the hundreds of thousands of people in Burma who are without food and water following Saturday's devastating cyclone. The government says nearly 22,500 people are...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 07 May 2008 Indian government weather forecasters say they gave their Burmese counterparts ample warning that a cyclone was headed their way. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi the Indian meteorologists ad...
By David Gollust State Department 07 May 2008 The senior U.S. diplomat in Burma said Wednesday the death toll from the cyclone that hit the southeast Asian country late last week could exceed 100,000. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meawnhile say...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 06 May 2008 The international community is pledging emergency aid for Burma, following the devastating cyclone that has killed thousands of people. But the speed of the assistance reaching those who desperately need it may b...
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 06 May 2008 Burma's government says at least 22,000 people are confirmed dead, in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, and another 41,000 are missing. The military government has begun allowing foreign assistance and granting unprecede...
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 05 May 2008 Burmese state media say it is now believed that as many as 10,000 people are dead and thousands more missing after Tropical Cyclone Nargis ripped through parts of the country, destroying homes, bringing down power...
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 27 March 2008 The head of Burma's military junta, General Than Shwe, says he intends to give up control of the government to whoever wins elections in 2010. However, members of the opposition in Burma doubt the military will a...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 February 2008 The United Nations envoy to Burma says he thinks Burma's military rulers are preparing to invite him to the country in early March to discuss planned elections. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in the Indone...
By David Gollust State Department 05 February 2008 The United States Tuesday imposed additional sanctions against Burma over the military government's human rights violations and suppression of democracy. The new Treasury Department action targets fa...