Diplomatic efforts intensify ahead of UN envoy's arrival

The military crackdown on Burma's monk-led opposition has emptied the streets and removed hope of regime change... for now. But dissent continues to seep out via the internet and from the army rank and file

The deaths of at least nine people yesterday has done little to snuff out the flames of protest as demonstrators take to the streets of Rangoon for an 11th consecutive day.

Emissary fails to meet main general but spends more than hour in discussions with Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon

Pioneering manufacturer decides to cash in with $380m buyout from America's EchoStar.

100,000 take to the streets in biggest demonstrations for nearly 20 years but fears of crackdown grow