New UN rights envoy visits Burma
The new UN human rights envoy for Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, is making his first visit to the military-ruled country.

Burma aid effort 'requires $1bn'
Relief and reconstruction work in Burma after Cyclone Nargis will cost at least $1bn, say the UN and regional body Asean.

Burma hits out at cyclone reports
Burmese state media accuses both its citizens and foreign press of exaggerating storm devastation.

Comic arrested for Burma aid runs
Burma's most famous comedian has been arrested after leading a private effort to deliver aid to cyclone victims.

'Window of opportunity' in Burma
A 'window of opportunity' for political progress in Burma now exists, a former UN official says.

Rice harvest under threat
Farmers in areas affected by Cyclone Nargis need urgent help, or else Burma's rice harvest will fail, says the UN.

Resilience in pain
The victims of Cyclone Nargis are displaying resilience and resignation - but many need supplies fast or they will die, say a BBC reporter in Burma.

Escaping Burma's Special Branch
The BBC's Paul Danahar on being deported from Burma after reporting illegally on the aftermath of cyclone Nargis.

Burmese still struggling after cyclone
Three months after Cyclone Nargis struck Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region, the BBC's Nga Pham went to see how residents are coping with the devastation.

Burmese blog the cyclone
An overview of the Burmese news sites and blogs in the aftermath of cyclone Nargis.

Rangoon's hardship
People in Rangoon have contacted the BBC News website explaining the hardship they face after Cyclone Nargis.

Victims' tales seep through
The BBC's Roland Buerk glimpses the suffering among Burmese victims of Cyclone Nargis.

Burma young 'starving to death'
Thousands of children in Burma will die from hunger within weeks unless food reaches them soon, a UK charity warns.

Negotiating aid politics
The BBC's Mike Thomson looks at aid agencies' attempts to bypass Burma's military leaders and bring help to cyclone victims.

Eyewitness: Barred from Burma
The BBC's Nick Bryant reports from a US navy ship off Burma's coast which has been barred from delivering cyclone aid.

Who is helping on the ground
The BBC looks at who is doing what to help the hundreds of thousands of victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma.

Burmese dodge junta to give aid
People in Burma have had to find ways of bypassing the junta to deliver aid to victims of the cyclone in the southwest.

World is split on aid issue
The international community is split over how to get aid to victims of the cyclone, as Burma's rulers drag their feet in accepting help, writes Jonathan Marcus.

Anger over junta's 'inadequacy'
Frustration turns to anger in the cyclone-hit southern Burma over the junta's inadequate handling of the crisis, a BBC reporter says.

Keeping a lid on Burma's chaos
The BBC's Paul Danahar reports on how Burma and its junta are dealing with the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.

Burma or Myanmar?
Why is Burma not known in the UK by its official name, Myanmar?

Aid slow to reach Burmese
Piecemeal aid effort is only slowly getting help to the survivors.

Burma's generals
BBC News profiles the two military leaders in charge of Burma's regime.

Was Burma's cyclone predicted?
As the death toll from Burma's cyclone rises, the BBC's Steve Jackson asks how much the junta knew in advance.

Burma eases restrictions on aid
Increased amounts of aid reach cyclone-hit Burma amid signs the government is easing restrictions on access.

Cyclone map
Clickable map of Burma after Cyclone Nargis.

Burmese anger
Anger at delays in aid reaching survivors.

Burma charter
A new constitution and the country's military rulers.

Burma disaster
A medic describes the devastation in Burma.

Burma and China
Contrasting the aid efforts of two countries.