1. Where is Dan Quayle now that we need him?
(Newsletter)

...NUE... Myanmar to open up to foreign aid Top_news By Agencies    Monday, 19 May 2008 Southeast Asian nations are to establish a mechanism to co-ordinate foreign aid efforts to cyclon...

2. Obama tells Myanmar to free Suu Kyi
(News/Global)

...ior offical of the ruling military. The president delivered the message at a summit with leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations, which included General Thein Sein, Myanmar's prime minister. Obama's cal...

3. Obama in Singapore for Apec summit
(News/Global)

...emier On the sidelines of the Apec summit, Obama plans to meet leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and Thein Sein, Myanmar's prime minister, on Sunday. The meeting ...

4. Aung San Suu Kyi appeals detention
(News/Global)

...ed to democracy in Myanmar, but added "we are not setting or dictating any conditions." She added that Asian nations should reach out to Myanmar which has been under military rule since 1962...

5. Myanmar vote 'must be credible'
(News/Global)

...he US secretary of state, has said.Speaking in Singapore ahead of a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, Clinton said Asian nations should reach out to Myanmar which has been under military rule since 1962...

6. Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'may be freed'
(News/Global)

...n told reporters. Singapore meeting Later this week Obama is due to meet leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Singapore, for talks that could bring him into direct contact ...

7. Asean working on EU-style bloc
(News/Economy)

... officials say. Discussions on the grand project began on Saturday during the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit, which opened at the Thai beach resort of Hua Hin on Frida...

8. Asean to study free trade pact
(News/Economy)

...f a major summit that opened at a Thai beach resort of Hua Hin on Friday. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) conference is being attended by leaders from China, Japan and Sou...

9. Putin pushes trade on China visit
(News/Economy)

... the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, a regional security grouping made up of China, Russia, and four Central Asian nations. Alexander Zhukov, the Russian deputy prime minister, said there were abo...

10. Global Depression and Regional Wars
(Opinions/Review)

...at the domestic ruling class plays in sustaining the imperial edifice;" -- new alliances with European and Asian nations; -- the emergence of Brazil as a regional power and what effect it has o...