Burma's military junta defended its response to Cyclone Nargis after stinging criticism from the United States.
Burma's military regime must stop evicting cyclone victims from emergency shelters where tens of thousands of people are now living, Human Rights Watch said.
Burma's junta has started evicting destitute families from government-run cyclone relief centres.
Relief workers have slowly moved into Burma's cyclone-ravaged delta after the junta started to open access.
Outrage over Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest will not detract from relief work, key donors said, as the UN reports gains in getting aid to cyclone survivors.
The Royal Australian Air Force has transported two United Nations helicopters to Thailand to help with aid efforts in Cyclone Nargis-devastated Burma.
Burma's junta has extended the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi by another year, an official said, as 16 of the democracy leader's supporters were arrested.
International aid workers have begun entering Burma's cyclone-devastated delta area after being blocked for more than three weeks by the country's junta.
Burma's military rulers tightened security around the home of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the day her latest stretch of house arrest is due to expire.
Efforts to deliver life-saving aid to Burma's cyclone victims have hit trouble as France turned back a ship laden with supplies, citing its shock at the resistance of Yangon's military regime.
Burma's failure to grant aid workers access to cyclone devastated areas threatened to overshadow a conference aimed at securing reconstruction funds.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has met with Burma's junta leader Senior General Than Shwe, looking to convince him to allow a massive foreign aid effort for cyclone survivors.
As diplomatic efforts continue in a bid to get relief supplies moving, an Australian aid official is urging the world not to forget Burma's cyclone victims.
Burma has lowered its flags to begin three days of mourning for about 133,000 people dead or missing after the cyclone.
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