AN American man imprisoned in Burma for sneaking into the home of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi flew out of the country yesterday after a visiting US senator won his release.

A US man sentenced to seven years in jail for sneaking into the home of detained Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was handed over to an American consular official today to be flown out of the country.

An American whose unauthorised visit to Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi led to her extended detention, has been released, the office of US Senator Jim Webb said today.

BURMESE democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is set to appeal against her conviction, lawyers has said, as the ruling junta faced a global wave of anger over her extended house arrest.

A BURMESE court convicted Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday of violating her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home. The head of the military-ruled country ordered the democracy leader to serve an 18-month sentence under house arrest.

An American on trial for secretly entering the house of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in hospital after suffering seizures, medical sources said today.

MILITARY-ruled Burma’s state media yesterday warned citizens against inciting protests as democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began stockpiling supplies ahead of a possible five-year jail term.

Burma’s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was bracing for the worst ahead of tomorrow’s verdict in her high-profile trial, gathering medicine and books to prepare for a feared prison term, her lawyer said.

Final arguments in the trial of Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began today.

Riot police surrounded Burma’s main prison today as the trial of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi resumed.

Burma's military junta defended its prosecution of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi today, saying she was not above the law, and warned other countries not to meddle in its internal affairs.

Lawyers for Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed optimism about her case today after the only witness allowed to give evidence for the defence addressed the court in her trial.

Burma’s military government said today that its trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi would have no political impact.

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked six years of continuous detention by Burma’s military regime today as she defended herself in court accused of sheltering an uninvited American.

BURMA’s pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, yesterday took the witness stand at her show trial to defend herself against what are widely seen as trumped-up charges.

A police chief said today that Burma had been considering releasing pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest this week, but cancelled the decision after an American swam to her house.

BURMESE pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will testify today at her trial for violating the terms of her house arrest.

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will testify tomorrow at her trial for violating the terms of her house arrest.

AS AUNG San Suu Kyi’s trial enters its second week, taxi driver Aung Thein offered a widely held view on its eventual outcome.

BURMA’S opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has pleaded not guilty at her trial and blamed the regime’s lax security for allowing an American intruder to swim uninvited to her lakeside home, her lawyers said.

Burma's military regime suddenly opened pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's trial to the press today and allowed diplomats to meet her, in the face of worldwide outrage regarding the handling of her case.

Hundreds of armed police kept supporters away from the second day of Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s closed-door trial today.

Riot police behind barbed wire barricades ringed a notorious prison where pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was due to go on trial today for allegedly harbouring an American man who swam to her lakeside home.

Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is innocent of charges levelled against her by Burma’s ruling military, her lawyer said today, as she prepared for the start of her trial tomorrow.

Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was charged today with violating terms of her house arrest and could face a prison term of up to five years.