Burma’s military rulers have declared no-go zones around five key Buddhist monasteries in a bid to quash anti-government demonstrations.

Japan’s new foreign minister said today that his country holds Burma accountable for the death of a Japanese journalist found after the military opened fire on a crowd of pro-democracy protesters.

Three members of the cult responsible for a deadly 1995 sarin gas attack on Tokyo’s subway were arrested today for suspected involvement in an attempt to assassinate Japan’s police chief in the days after the gas attack.