NEW YORK -- Most people in Burma would not willingly place themselves on the wrong side of that country's military junta. But for James Mawdsley, who in 1999 was facing a 17-year sentence for handing ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma. Relief efforts ...

Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Burma on Monday, aiming to alleviate the suffering of millions displaced by ongoing conflict. Critics say the aid may only reach ...

Prompted perhaps by the news last week of Lakewood Township's crackdown on roadside signs, Gilbert's Joseph Legueri got to reminiscing about Burma-Shave, the brushless shaving cream introduced in 1923 ...