US says Burma 'up to old tricks'

US says Burma 'up to old tricks'


US says Burma 'up to old tricks'

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:36 AM PST

Washington accuses the military-backed government in Burma of threatening pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party.


The Lede: Latest Updates on Middle East Protests

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:16 PM PST

The Lede is following protests across the region, as well as developments in Egypt, just days into the post-Mubarak era.


Iraqis Protest Power Cuts, Corruption

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:46 PM PST

Inspired by the protests in Egypt and Tunisia, hundreds of demonstrators gathered Monday in central Baghdad, but their demands centered on day-to-day issues such as power cuts and poor housing, rather than any attempt to topple the Iraqi government.


VIDEO: Egyptian protests erupt over pay

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:53 PM PST

Fresh protests and strikes erupt in Egypt as demonstrators demand better pay and conditions from the country's new military rulers.


Amazon pollution: US firm fined

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

US oil firm Chevron is fined for polluting rainforest and water resources in Ecuador, after a legal battle lasting years.


Windscreen firm in administration

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:01 AM PST

Auto Windscreens has gone into administration, the company has announced, putting 1,100 jobs at risk.


Small plane crashes in Honduras, killing 14

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:09 PM PST

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Fourteen people, including three Americans, were killed when a small plane crashed close to the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, authorities said on Monday.


Mexican security chief found dead

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:02 PM PST

The top security official in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon was found shot dead and burned inside a truck, the state-run Notimex news agency reported, citing state officials.


Syrian blogger 'guilty of spying'

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:06 PM PST

A state security court in Syria has sentenced a teenaged blogger to five years in prison for spying, human rights groups say.


Aid Cuts Have Texas Schools Scrambling to Find Cash

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST

Superintendents are bracing for the largest cuts to public education since World War II.


Lens: Eye to Eye With a Murder Suspect

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:27 PM PST

Photographers usually appreciate more face time with their subjects. For Michael Appleton, 10 seconds was almost too much.


Bits: On the Way: 3-D Smartphones and Tablets

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:48 AM PST

Makers of phones and tablets are adding 3-D features that can be used without special glasses, as two new products from LG demonstrate. Now, that focus has begun to shift to handsets.


VIDEO: A brush with the secret world of MI6

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 11:42 AM PST

Artist James Hart Dyke spent a year with MI6 sketching and painting the secret world of espionage.


Brazil 'phenomenon' Ronaldo retires

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:52 AM PST

Striker quits football at the age of 34 to leave the legacy of a brilliant but sporadic career for club and country.


Woods fined for spitting

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 11:22 AM PST

World number three apologises after being caught on television spitting on course during Dubai Desert Classic.


World Cup grounds given all-clear

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:09 AM PST

International Cricket Council chief says 'fabulous progress' has been made as Mumbai and Kolkata prepare for tournament.


UK soldier dies in Helmand blast

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:07 PM PST

The MoD says the serviceman was killed while on patrol on the same day that two other soldiers died in a "domestic" fire at Camp Bastion.


Green: Conservatives Battle Gingrich on Energy

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:45 AM PST

Negative reviews focused on two stumbling blocks that Mr. Gingrich, who is weighing a presidential bid, faces with the activist base of the Republican Party: ethanol and climate change.


Men Charged With Trying to Aid Taliban

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:54 AM PST

Federal prosecutors in New York charged seven men with offering to smuggle narcotics into the U.S. for the Taliban and attempting to sell weapons to people they believed represented the organization.


Protester killed in Bahrain "Day of Rage": witnesses

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 11:26 AM PST

MANAMA (Reuters) - Police in Bahrain fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up pro-reform demonstrations on Monday and one protester was killed, witnesses said, in a "Day of Rage" stimulated by popular upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia.


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