The highest court in military-ruled Burma dismissed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s latest bid for freedom today, turning down an appeal to end 14 years of house arrest, her lawyer said.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon met the leader of Burma’s ruling junta today, hoping to persuade him into allowing full international access to 2.5 million cyclone survivors.

Burma’s main political and economic allies, China and Japan, joined other nations around the world in urging the country to use peaceful means to restore stability.