5 things to watch for in Obama's visit to Burma

5 things to watch for in Obama's visit to Burma

5 things to watch for in Obama's visit to Burma

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:00 PM PST

President Obama will make history on Monday, becoming the first-ever U.S. president to visit Burma, a long-isolated Southeast Asian rogue state, called Myanmar by its rulers. The Obama administration has set rapprochement land speed records in its efforts to encourage the former military dictatorship in its recent democratic reforms and to bring the strategically located country, east of India and south of China, its long-time patron, into the American fold. Though Obama's visit is scheduled to take less than a day he will arrive in the morning from Thailand and fly out that evening for Cambodia it will set a historic milestone in his administration's effort to expand American influence and leadership in East Asia. Here are five things to watch for.

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Life in Gaza Strip refugee camp Khan Younis

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:51 PM PST

GAZA -- In Khan Younis refugee camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip, residents
went about business as usual early Sunday evening, shopping for groceries and filling roadside cafes.

Residents said that Khan Younis is a safer place to be right now than Gaza City to the north and Rafaha stronghold of militant offshoots that even Hamas can't controlto the south. But no one is really safe in such "closed" quarters, said Sami Harb, a resident of the camp, as his three-year-old son played on his shoulders.

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Monti says Italy must keep reform agenda after vote

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:00 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, drafted in unelected to haul Italy from crisis a year ago, said on Sunday that a new government appointed after next year's election would have to keep up his reform agenda to retain the confidence of investors.

Hamilton beats Vettel in America

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:43 PM PST

Lewis Hamilton wins the US Grand Prix after a tight battle with Sebastian Vettel, as Fernando Alonso keeps the title fight alive.


Bond star in UK Afghan base visit

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:36 AM PST

James Bond star Daniel Craig surprises UK troops serving at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan with a visit as they prepare to watch the 007 latest film, Skyfall.


UK's Cameron hires rival's strategist to boost poll hopes

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:25 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron has hired an Australian political strategist to mastermind his party's re-election campaign and draw a line under months of policy reversals that have seen his Conservatives slump in popularity.

Tube fire remembered 25 years on

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:36 AM PST

The 25th anniversary of the fire at King's Cross Underground station is marked as unions raise concerns over Tube and fire service cuts.


Obama set for landmark Myanmar visit

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:01 PM PST

US leader denies trip endorses Myanmar leadership as he makes three-country Asia tour on first post-election trip.


ASEAN Summit adopts human rights accord

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:50 AM PST

Southeast regional leaders discuss territorial disputes in the South China Sea, and ethnic conflict in Myanmar


Obama set for landmark Myanmar visit

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:01 PM PST

US leader denies trip endorses Myanmar leadership as he makes three-country Asia tour on first post-election trip.


Syrian rebels eye Assad's economic lifeline in east

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:22 PM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - A Syrian rebel offensive that captured border crossings with Turkey and Iraq aims to cut off supplies from the country's main grain and oil-producing region and speed President Bashar al-Assad's downfall, a tribal leader said.

Akela Flats Journal: Fort Sill Apache Tribe’s Casino Plans Lead to Conflict

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:44 AM PST

A year after the federal government designated a roadside plot in New Mexico as their sole reservation, the Fort Sill Apache are mired in a dispute over their efforts to build a casino on the site.


Pop: Disco Revival in New York With Crystal Ark and Escort

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:44 AM PST

In an era of one-person-laptop bands, disco is seeing a revival in New York, with more acts turning to big ensembles and live shows.


Iran defends "normal procedures" at Bushehr nuclear plant

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:41 AM PST

VIENNA (Reuters) - An Iranian diplomat said on Sunday Iran had unloaded fuel from its first atomic power plant as part of a normal technical procedure linked to transferring responsibility for the plant from Russian engineers.

Analysis: Hamas finds cause to smile under Israeli assault

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:31 AM PST

GAZA (Reuters) - As Israel bombed Palestinian militant targets in the Gaza Strip for a fifth day, Ali Al-Ahmed took to the streets of Gaza city in his pyjamas on Sunday to buy eggs and chocolate for his three children.

Bond star in UK Afghan base visit

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:36 AM PST

James Bond star Daniel Craig surprises UK troops serving at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan with a visit as they prepare to watch the 007 latest film, Skyfall.


Sudan's army clashes with rebels outside Darfur city: state media

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:26 AM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's armed forces and a rebel group clashed outside a major city in the troubled western Darfur region, scene of an almost decade-long insurgency, state news agency SUNA said on Sunday.

Jordan protesters face charges over anti-monarch chants

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:15 AM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - Security agents in Jordan were interrogating 130 demonstrators who could face charges for calling for the downfall of U.S. ally King Abdullah in protests triggered by a sharp rise in fuel prices.

New York City Decides to Extend Gas Rationing Through Friday

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:59 PM PST

Rationing that was scheduled to end on Monday has been extended through Friday, even as the gas station lines that prompted it have all but disappeared.


Syria Assails Foreign Support for Rebels

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:32 AM PST

Syria's information minister accused France, Turkey and Qatar of supporting "terrorism" in Syria by extending diplomatic recognition to a new opposition coalition.


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