YANGON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar is set to hold the first phase of the general election on Dec. 28, the Union Election Commission said on Monday.

ISLAMABAD -- Over 20 people were killed and six others injured Monday after a cloudburst struck a village in Swabi district of northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a local official told ...

（法新社仰光18日电） 缅甸军政府今天表示，承诺已久的国会选举将于12月28日举行。尽管内战激烈导致大部分地区不在军政府控制之下，国际观察员也批评这次选举是一场闹剧，军政府照样推动大选。