The army has taken control of several towns in central Myanmar on March 23, after three days of violent riots between Buddhists and Muslims, which were not quelled by a riot police or a dusk-to-dawn curfew, Reuters reported.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was re-elected as the head of the Labor Party in that party's snap leadership elections March 21, Reuters reported.
China did not export any crude oil to North Korea in February, Reuters reported March 21, citing customs data. It marks the first time since early 2007 that no deliveries were made.
At least two people, including a Buddhist monk, were killed March 20 and at least three mosques were destroyed during riots in the central Myanmar town of Meiktila, AFP reported.
