Lawyers for Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi appealed her 18-month house arrest to the high court Friday, while the nation's ruling junta granted amnesty to thousands of other prisoners.
The American man who swam to Aung San Suu Kyi's home in Myanmar said Thursday he still believes he did the right thing, even though his visit led to an extension of the pro-democracy leader's house arrest.
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed "serious concern" over the conviction of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while the European Union adopted additional sanctions against the nation.
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of violating the terms of her house arrest by a military court Tuesday -- and sentenced to serve 18 more months in home confinement.
John William Yettaw, the American facing charges in Myanmar for visiting the compound of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been admitted to hospital after suffering convulsions.
The White House criticized the sentencing of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 more months of house arrest Tuesday, joining a chorus of condemnation from figures ranging from the Dalai Lama to the U.N. secretary-general.
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb obtained the release Saturday of American John Yettaw, who had been sentenced to seven years of hard labor in Myanmar for visiting detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, his office said.
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb arrived in Myanmar on Friday where he is scheduled to meet with the reclusive country's military junta, his office confirmed.
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the American man who swam to her home will appeal their sentences to the country's high court, their respective lawyers said Wednesday.
A verdict is expected Friday morning in the subversion trial of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, court officials said.
Lawyers for Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi appealed her 18-month house arrest to the high court Friday, while the nation's ruling junta granted amnesty to thousands of other prisoners.
The American man who swam to Aung San Suu Kyi's home in Myanmar said Thursday he still believes he did the right thing, even though his visit led to an extension of the pro-democracy leader's house arrest.
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed "serious concern" over the conviction of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while the European Union adopted additional sanctions against the nation.
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of violating the terms of her house arrest by a military court Tuesday -- and sentenced to serve 18 more months in home confinement.
John William Yettaw, the American facing charges in Myanmar for visiting the compound of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been admitted to hospital after suffering convulsions.
The White House criticized the sentencing of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 more months of house arrest Tuesday, joining a chorus of condemnation from figures ranging from the Dalai Lama to the U.N. secretary-general.
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb obtained the release Saturday of American John Yettaw, who had been sentenced to seven years of hard labor in Myanmar for visiting detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, his office said.
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb arrived in Myanmar on Friday where he is scheduled to meet with the reclusive country's military junta, his office confirmed.
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the American man who swam to her home will appeal their sentences to the country's high court, their respective lawyers said Wednesday.
A verdict is expected Friday morning in the subversion trial of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, court officials said.
The trial in Myanmar of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi drew closer to an end Friday with testimony from the last witness and the scheduling of closing arguments.
Myanmar pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi turned 64 in prison Friday, while a judge considers when to hear her appeal to allow more witnesses at her subversion trial.
Myanmar's highest court Wednesday granted an appeal for more witnesses from the country's top opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is on trial on charges of subversion.
The global drumbeat against what is widely considered the unlawful detention of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar grew louder Wednesday with the launch of an online campaign to let supporters leave 64-word messages of support for her.
President Obama called Tuesday for the immediate and unconditional release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is on trial for subversion.
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi took the stand for the first time Tuesday and told a Myanmar court that she did not violate her house arrest when she offered temporary shelter to an American man who swam to her lakeside home.
The Myanmar court trying opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi adjourned for the weekend after hearing from the lone defense witness in the case, a spokesman for Suu Kyi's political party said Thursday.
The Myanmar court trying opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi heard testimony Wednesday from the man who swam to her house, sparking her trial on subversion charges.
Democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi plans to take the stand Tuesday to defend herself against subversion charges, her spokesman told CNN Monday.
Aung San Suu Kyi declared herself innocent of charges she finally heard in court for the first time Friday, the fifth day of her trial on allegations of subversion.
The American man who swam two miles across a lake to visit Aung San Suu Kyi apparently wanted to film the detained Myanmar opposition leader, who refused his request, according to footage played during her trial Thursday.
A British envoy who attended the third day of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's trial on Wednesday said she appeared "robust" and in a positive frame of mind.
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace laureate now facing trial on charges of government subversion, has been the face of Myanmar's pro-democracy movement and the focus of a global campaign to free her.
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and an American man who recently swam to her lakeside home are scheduled to stand trial Monday.
Tucked away in the woods of central Missouri, obscured by tall trees and broken-down cars, is the mobile home of the U.S. citizen being detained in Myanmar.
Three charges have been filed against a Missouri man who is accused of swimming across a lake and sneaking into the home of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi while she was under house arrest, a U.S. Embassy official said Friday.
L.A. prosecutors also plan to see if the actor violated his probation in a DUI case
A U.N. group has ruled that the detention of Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi is illegal under the laws of her own nation, her lawyer said.
A Nebraska couple missing along with their children since last month surrendered to police and were taken into custody Monday, authorities said in a statement.
A hearing is set for Monday in a case involving actress Lindsay Lohan after an arrest warrant was issued for her Friday, officials said.
Abdul Qadeer Khan, the Pakistani scientist who admitted leaking nuclear secrets to North Korea, Iran and Libya and then recanted his confession, has been released from house arrest after it was declared illegal by the Islamabad High Court, his attorney told CNN Friday.
The country singer spent a month behind bars over probation violation
The reality show star and youngest daughter of the late attorney Robert Kardashian admitted during a court hearing that she violated her probation stemming from a 2007 drunken driving arrest
Mel Gibson completed the probation requirements from his DUI arrest, with the judge telling him Wednesday: "Now, you're on your own."
Actor Brad Renfro has died at age 25, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Debra Lafave, the former Florida middle school teacher convicted of having sex with a student, violated her probation by hugging a young co-worker, a Florida judge found Thursday.
Michelle Rodriguez reported to jail Sunday in Lynwood, Calif. to begin serving her six-month sentence for violating probation in a DUI case.
Debra Lafave, a former Florida middle school teacher convicted of having sex with a student, was arrested Tuesday for "inappropriate but non-sexual contact" with a teenage coworker, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, in an interview with Sky News on Tuesday, called on President Pervez Musharraf to step down as president.
Scores of sex offenders in Anderson, South Carolina, will be corralled for Halloween tonight in a move authorities say is needed to keep kids safe as they trick or treat.
Michelle Rodriguez has failed to fulfill the terms of her probation in a DUI case and may face jail time, the Los Angeles City Attorney's office announced Friday.
A former child star from sitcom Family Ties has been placed on probation after assaulting his girlfriend.
Brad Renfro was found in violation of probation Thursday for notenrolling in a long-term drug treatment program in connection with hisconviction last year for attempted possession of heroin.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton walked out of a Los Angeles-area jail early Tuesday with a big smile on her face after serving 23 days for violating her probation on a reckless driving conviction.
Heiress and entrepreneur Paris Hilton said Saturday she has directed her attorneys not to appeal a judge's Friday decision sending her back to jail following her brief release on home detention.
Paris Hilton was ordered to appear in court Friday instead of calling in from home, yet another reversal in her twisted path toward serving time on a probation violation
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was placed under house arrest Friday after a Chilean prosecutor recommended he be extradited to Peru to face charges of human rights abuses and corruption.
Paris Hilton reported to jail late Sunday night to serve at least 23 days for violating probation.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The trial for Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Jackson, accused of shooting a gun during a fight at a strip club, was shifted from Thursday to May 10.
Police arrested three suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA in southern France on Tuesday, acting on a Spanish judge's arrest warrant, Spain's Interior Ministry said in a statement.
There's one Chicago Bear who still doesn't know whether he'll be in Miami for Super Bowl XLI, and he won't know until Tuesday morning.
Amid reports that the house arrest of Nobel laureate and democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi has been extended for another year, eyewitnesses tell CNN security at her home was beefed up on Sunday.
Mindy McCready has been released from jail on $50,000 bond on a charge of probation violation.
Federal probation officials confirmed Monday that Martha Stewart is being investigated for a possible violation of the terms of her house arrest by attending a magazine gala in New York City last week.
The U.S. Probation Department is investigating whether Martha Stewart violated the terms of her house arrest when she attended a Time magazine dinner last week, The New York Post reported Sunday.
Martha Stewart's hopes for an early release from house arrest were dashed Monday when her request for a new sentence was rejected.
Prosecutors who put Martha Stewart first behind bars and now under house arrest are opposing her bid for a new sentence in light of a recent Supreme Court decision on sentencing rules.
A day after his release from a 59-day house arrest, former Nepalese prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Saturday dismissed speculations that his Nepali Congress party would join the Maoist rebels in opposing monarchy.
Martha Stewart might be able to plant her spring garden after all.
A man who worked as a painter on late-night talk show host David Letterman's Montana ranch has been charged with plotting to kidnap the entertainer's 16-month-old son and the baby's nanny, and seek a $5 million ransom.
The British parliament is deadlocked over Prime Minister Tony Blair's terrorism bill, despite lawmakers debating through the night.
Britain's House of Lords has rejected key parts of Prime Minister Tony Blair's terrorism bill Thursday, as Monday's deadline loomed under which 11 foreign terrorist suspects could be set free.
Don't think Martha Stewart will be free and clear when she exits prison this week.
The British government has unveiled a new anti-terror bill that include powers of house arrest, but it says there is no immediate need to detain anyone.
Police in northern Georgia chased down and arrested a convicted sex offender Sunday who was wanted in the abduction of his roommate's 11-year-old son, authorities said.
Myanmar Prime Minister Khin Nyunt has been ousted and is under house arrest on corruption charges, a Thai government spokesman has told news agencies.
Convicted child murderer Lionel Tate, 17, who got a second chance at life as a free man in January, has been arrested on a probation violation that could put him back in prison.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is urging southeast Asian nations to pressure Myanmar to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy party has pulled out of next week's national convention, party chairman Aung Shwe says.
British ministers said Friday they found it "extraordinary" that a suspected Algerian terrorist with alleged links to al Qaeda was released from prison on bail.
Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy has called for the immediate release of their leader Aung San Suu Kyi after the military government backed away from suggestions her freedom was imminent.
Calisto Tanzi, who founded the now-insolvent Parmalat dairy empire, has been taken to a hospital after complaining of chest pains.
The teenager sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 death of a 6-year-old girl when he himself was 12 signed a plea deal Sunday that will get him out of prison soon, but leave him under house arrest for a year and on probation for a decade, his mother told CNN.
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