DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) — The fate of the world's most famous panda preserve remained unknown Tuesday, more than a day after a devastating earthquake isolated the remote, mountainous area from the rest of the world.....more>>
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized Myanmar's military junta yesterday for what he called its "unacceptably slow response" to helping cyclone victims.
Three of the U.N. Security Council's five veto-wielding members — France, Britain and the United States — remain interested in possible action to require Myanmar's government to open its doors to more aid, U.S. and other council diplomats said.
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