Military junta


Burma rebrands: a dictatorship, without the uniforms

Saturday’s Burmese election was, in reality, just the junta’s mechanism for shifting away from an overt military dictatorship to a slightly more covert form — dictatorship without so many uniforms.

Honduras in crisis: riots and a smuggled President

In a move sure to grab the attention of world leaders at the UN summit, the deposed president of Honduras has made a dramatic return to his homeland after months in exile.

Burmese protest: the inside view

The situation in Burma remains tense as news continues filtering out. Here’s a snapshot of views on the protest from within Burma and beyond.