Burma and Bangladesh have signed an agreement covering the return of Rohingya Muslims who fled across their mutual border to escape violence in Burma's Rakhine state.

Aung San Suu Kyi has "duped" Ireland, Bob Geldof has said as he returned his freedom of Dublin in protest.

Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited the conflict-torn area of northern Rakhine state for the first time since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled the area.

Burma's embattled leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has called for national unity and created a committee that will coordinate all international and local assistance in violence-hit Rakhine state.

Bob Geldof has delivered searing criticism of a number of world leaders, saying he is "sick of them".

Aung San Suu Kyi has given an assurance that hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled Myanmar will be allowed to return, a British Foreign Office Minister has said.

Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has cancelled plans to attend the UN General Assembly, a government spokesman said as the country draws international criticism over violence against ethnic Rohingya Muslims.

About 164,000 Rohingya have flooded into Bangladesh since violence erupted in Burma on August 25, the UN's refugee agency said.

A trawler carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Burma has capsized, drowning at least five people, as the UN said the crisis has pushed more than 125,000 refugees into Bangladesh.

Burmese politicians and activists shocked by the assassination of an adviser to leader Aung San Suu Kyi gathered on Monday at a cemetery for an emotional funeral ceremony.

Burma's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is suffering from weakness and exhaustion after two weeks of travel to Britain and the United States.

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has announced that her government plans to release all political prisoners as quickly as possible, making the declaration her first act in her newly created job as state counsellor.

The commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s armed forces yesterday stressed the need for the military to remain a political force.

Burma’s parliament has elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s new president. It is a watershed moment, which ushers Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party into government, after 54 years of direct or indirect military rule.

The party of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi officially confirmed yesterday that she will not become Burma’s next president.

The party of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has officially confirmed that she will not become Burma's next president.

Burma’s transition to greater democracy after decades of military rule surged ahead as opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party continued its election sweep and the government promised a peaceful transition of power.

Myanmar's opposition party has won all of the first 12 parliamentary seats declared in the country's first free general election in 25 years.

Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will meet schoolchildren today during a brief visit to Belfast.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said he is increasingly concerned about the plight of four Irish siblings being held without trial in Egypt.

A former BBC radio presenter, who was hailed by Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi for entertaining her over the airwaves during her years in captivity, has been charged with numerous sex crimes over a 30-year period, London police said yesterday.

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has indicated her intention to run for the presidency, with elections due to be held in 2015.

A hand-knit woollen sweater made by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has sold at an auction in Burma for almost 50,000 US dollars.

MARCH

Making history twice within hours, President Barack Obama became the first US president to set foot in Cambodia, a country once known for its Khmer Rouge “killing fields”.

In a historic trip to a long-shunned land, President Barack Obama showered praise and promises of more American help for Burma today if it keeps building its new democracy.

Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared her willingness yesterday to serve as president, and her party’s intention to amend the constitution to allow her to do so.

Burma’s democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has called for the release of the members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot.

Politicians united by their respect for Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi presented her with Congress' highest civilian honour in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, ahead of a meeting with President Barack Obama.

US politicians are setting aside party differences as they honour Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi with Congress’s highest award.

Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be honoured in Washington and given the US Congress’ highest award, in the latest milestone in her remarkable journey from political prisoner to globetrotting stateswoman.

Burma’s government has removed 2,082 names from its notorious blacklist, opening travelling privileges to roughly a third of the people officially barred from entering or leaving the country, an official said today.

Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met the president for their first talks since the Nobel Peace Prize laureate became a member of parliament.

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has used her first speech in parliament to call for laws protecting the rights of the country’s impoverished ethnic minorities.

Aung San Suu Kyi attended Burma’s parliament today for the first time as an elected politician.

Burma’s reformist government has freed more than a dozen political prisoners, but opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for the release of hundreds more still behind bars.

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has returned home after a triumphant tour of Europe, where she won enthusiastic support for her role in Burma’s democratic transition and was celebrated like a head of state.

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was warned today to stop calling her country “Burma”.

Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said that she holds no grudges against the military regime that kept her under house arrest for some 15 years and considers them people to work with toward reform.