2 senior generals in Burma sentenced to life in prison for corruption

A military tribunal in strife-torn Burma has sentenced two high-ranking generals to life imprisonment after they were found guilty of high treason, accepting bribes, illegal possession of foreign currency and violating military discipline, state-run media reported Wednesday. The sentences appeared to be

UN urges Sudan's warring generals to honor 7-day cease-fire

Sudan’s United Nations envoy urged the country’s warring generals to honor a seven-day cease-fire that started on Monday night. Volker Perthes warned that the growing ethnic dimension to the fighting risks engulfing the geographically strategic country into a prolonged conflict that threatens