By Tom Peterkin The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has set out for cyclone stricken Burma to meet military rulers who have resisted offers of

YANGON (AFP) — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was headed Wednesday for Myanmar, looking to convince the generals who have snubbed his phone calls to

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar will allow UN helicopters to ferry aid to cyclone victims, the UN chief said. But state media reported Wednesday the

YANGON: The United Nations' top humanitarian official made fresh pleas yesterday to Myanmar to allow in more foreign aid for desperate survivors of Cyclone

Survivors of Cyclone Nargis rush to get first in line to receive donated goods from a local donor at a monastery outside the capital of Yangon, Myanmar,

YANGON (Reuters) - Flags flew at half-mast across Myanmar on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as the UN's top aid envoy pressed the military

The devastation in Myanmar from Cyclone Nargis could create a humanitarian crisis worse than that of the 2004 south Asian tsunami,

AP YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar began three days of mourning Tuesday for some 78000 cyclone victims after its ruling junta appeared to relent to foreign

The international aid agencies finally have a route to get vast amounts of relief supplies into Myanmar. It has been agreed that neighbouring south

YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar lowered its flags on Tuesday to begin three days of mourning for about 133000 people dead or missing in the cyclone, as Southeast

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's junta, facing global outrage for spurning international assistance, appeared to relent Monday, saying it would allow its

BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- Myanmar has agreed to let its South Asian neighbors send medical personnel and an assessment team to the cyclone-ravaged country.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will travel to Myanmar this week to try to speed up troubled cyclone relief, his spokeswoman said yesterday,