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Woods is a trailblazer and already a legend for his ability to perform when the spotlight is at its hottest. But he has also established a reputation for reticence when confronted with the real world off the greens.

Ban Ki-moon said today that he hoped a turning point had been reached in tackling Burma's humanitarian crisis as an international conference convened to pledge funds for the 2.

Burma is the worst of seven governments which still use child soldiers, a rights group report warns.

Living in the mountains bordering Burma and Thailand are the Kayan people, also known as Padaung. With a population of around 40,000 souls, this tribe boasts of an aberrant culture. What makes the tribe unique is the characteristic neck rings worn by the

Maybe it's the pinch of $4-a-gallon gas and the economic downturn. Maybe it's distrust of Burma's ruling junta or concern over human rights violations in China. Or maybe the American people are going through "disaster fatigue," the feeling that we've seen

Global Secure Systems, an internet security firm has reported that spammers are exploiting the tragedies that struck Burma and China recently. They are sending phishing emails and Trojans disguised as news reports and donation requests to help..

Asian nations are beginning to focus on the reconstruction needs of Myanmar, devastated by Cyclone Nargis in early May, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday.

The experiences of a correspondent reporting under the pseudonym of Harry McKenzie who decided to crack the Burmese regime's Bamboo Curtain that bans foreigners from the areas worst hit by the cyclone by taking a truckload of food into the Irrawaddy delta

China's huge relief response to last week's quake casts the Burmese junta's lack of help for cyclone victims into stark relief.

A medic describes the harrowing scenes of devastation he witnessed in cyclone-ravaged Burma.