‘Elders’ urge Myanmar to address religious strife

By AP Former President Jimmy Carter talks to journalists during a news conference Thursday at Strand Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar. Carter and other former world leaders wrapped up a visit to Myanmar with calls to address spiraling Buddhist-led violence against minority...

Myanmar Told Communal Violence Threatens Reforms

AP UNITED NATIONS A group of Western and Asian governments are lauding Myanmar’s progress toward democracy but warning outbreaks of communal violence could undermine the reforms. Foreign ministers meeting Thursday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly...