Burmese Junta Wrestles World Again

Amid the shimmering golden domed temples that have made Burma so renown, there's a murky political haze which has enveloped this tragic Southeast Asian nation, also known as Myanmar.

Ruled by a left-wing military junta for more than a generation, Burma has endured political dictatorship, endemic corruption, the callous response to natural disaster, and a simmering political showdown with imprisoned Nobel Laureate Aung Kang Suu Kyi.