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It was a cloudy June morning in Rangoon, but the people gathered outside the National League for Democracy headquarters were in a sunny mood to celebrate the birthday of Burma's democracy icon, Aung Sun Suu Kyi.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include James VI of Scotland, later James I of England, in 1566; French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1623; the Duchess of Windsor, born Bessie Wallis Warfield , in 1896; Moe Howard , leader of the Three Stooges comedy act, in 1897; bandleader Guy Lombardo in 1902; baseball ... (more)

In 1962, Myanmar was the richest country in Asia. Following its military coup that same year, its growth and development declined rapidly.

Aung San Suu Kyi, second from left, walks up the steps to Burma's Parliament with fellow National League for Democracy MPs on Jan. 16, 2013.

The prime thing for the simmering Rohingya issue though Myanmar has been racing with its reforms, establishing trade and diplomatic ties with the Western world and even hosting the much touted World Economic Forum on East Asia recently is the prevailing prejudiced psyche against the minority Muslims, who are looked upon as alien "Bengalis" despite ... (more)

Burma's President Thein Sein, left, talks with Aung Thaung, center, and Rangoon's former mayor Aung Thein Lin in Mandalay in 2010.

The rising sun streaked a light blanket of fog with pink and yellow. Suddenly, pagodas popped out from the mist, some grand and intricate, others squat and modest, some crumbling, others glinting with gold - a carousel of Buddhist temples amid fields of sesame, tamarind, and scrub.

At least 23 people, including 14 female students and the deputy commissioner of Quetta in Pakistan, were killed in multiple bomb and gun attacks by militants in the capital of insurgency-hit Balochistan province on Saturday, Dawn reports.

Asked if it was necessary to do more to protect Bengali Muslims, the ruling party leader said action would be taken against anyone who breaks laws The leader of Myanmar's ruling party has said they will likely to form a coalition government with Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy after the elections in 2015.

Naypyitaw is a city of contrasts. At its center is the parliament of Myanmar, a shining marble complex surrounded by a river-turned-moat.

There was welcome news on Friday that a group of senior monks in Myanmar made an appeal for peace following recent violence there that was divided along religious lines, overwhelmingly instigated by Buddhist mobs against Muslims.

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seen during a meeting at the headquarters of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Rangoon on April 9. After publicly announcing her desire to be Burma's next president, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been urged by supporting politicians and activists to take special ... (more)

Myanmar leader: Suu Kyi coalition is possible WASHINGTON - The chief of Myanmar's pro-military party is not ruling out a coalition government with the opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi after crucial elections in 2015 if it's in the national interest.

The chief of Myanmar's pro-military party said he is not ruling out a coalition government with the opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi after crucial elections in 2015 if it's in the national interest.

The chief of Burma's pro-military party said he is not ruling out a coalition government with the opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi after crucial elections in 2015 if it's in the national interest.

The chief of Myanmar's pro-military party is not ruling out a coalition government with the opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi after crucial elections in 2015 if it's in the national interest.

In this May 28, 2013 file photo released by Daily Eleven Media, people gather around a burning mosque in Lashio, northern Shan State, Myanmar.

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