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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the vote election 'insufficiently' transparent and made a new call for the junta to release political prisoners.
Channel Four's John Sparks reports on what is believed to be the worst single example of violence against the Muslim Rohingya community in the country's northwest.
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A strong earthquake has struck Burma near the Thai border, killing at least two people, officials from both countries said, with shaking felt across the region.
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sworn in as a member of Burma's parliament, opening a new chapter in the Nobel laureate's struggle against oppression.
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Seventeen parties, including six new to the political scene, will contest by-elections in Burma, with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi standing for parliament for the first time.
Burrma's president has condemned sectarian violence that has left scores dead and promised to handle many of the grievances, UN leader Ban Ki-moon announced.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Western nations to drop more Burma sanctions, as Aung San Suu Kyi agreed to end a parliamentary dispute.
A trail of devastation has been left by cyclone Giri in impoverished Burma, where at least 27 people have been killed.
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