Aung San Suu Kyi has been given a rapturous welcome by thousands of Burma refugees forced by human rights abuses to live in a Thai border camp.

Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for a "dignified victory" after her National League for Democracy party’s apparent election win.

Burma’s opposition has claimed an important victory for pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in her parliamentary bid, sparking scenes of jubilation.

Burma’s nominally-civilian president has sought to reaffirm the status of the country’s military, praising the army and the former junta for reforms.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition began its formal return to mainstream Burmese politics as it applied to re-register as a political party.

Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to contest an upcoming by-election, paving the way for a political comeback.

Burma’s military handed power to a nominally civilian government after almost half a century of army rule on Wednesday.

Burma’s newly freed democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi, returned to work for the first time in years on Monday.

Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest on Saturday, an official said.

Burma’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi against her extended house arrest, keeping her in detention.

A top US official held talks with Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday as Burma’s ruling junta gave the democracy icon a rare break from house arrest.

Burma’s junta on Saturday came under renewed international pressure from rights groups and the United States defence chief, who said its slow response to the cyclone disaster had…

The United States sent its first aid flight to Burma on Monday, but experts warned the relief effort was floundering and 1,5-million cyclone survivors were at grave risk from…

Burma said on Monday that nearly 4Â 000 people had been killed in the cyclone that tore into the impoverished and secretive Asian nation at the weekend, and that tens of…