**俄罗斯抗议活动**
在计划中的抗议活动即将在俄罗斯首都莫斯科举行的前夜，俄罗斯警察和调查人员突袭了几名反对派领导人的住宅。
俄罗斯联邦调查委员会星期一发表声明说，这次搜查的对象是早些时候一次集会的组织者。上个月举行的那次集会对普京总统提出抗议。
俄罗斯联邦调查委员会说，计划在星期一执行大约10次搜查任务。
俄罗斯反对派领导人希望能有很多人参加星期二的抗议活动。普京几天前签署了一项议案使之成为法律，这项法律大幅增加了对未经许可的集会参加者的罚款数额。
**RUSSIA PROTESTS**
Russian police and investigators have raided the homes of several opposition leaders on the eve of a planned protest in Moscow.
The Federal Investigative Committee said in a statement Monday the searches targeted the organizers of an earlier rally, held last month to protest against President Vladimir Putin.
Russia's main investigation agency said it planned to conduct about 10 searches Monday.
Opposition leaders are hoping to draw a large crowd for Tuesday's protest, which comes days after Mr. Putin signed into law a bill dramatically raising fines for people involved in unauthorized rallies.
**缅甸宣布进入紧急状态**
缅甸总统吴登盛星期天夜间宣布，发生暴力的西部若开邦进入紧急状态。若开邦的佛教徒和穆斯林之间爆发致命的宗派暴力冲突。
吴登盛星期天向全国发表电视转播的讲话时发出警告说，如果若开邦的暴力冲突继续蔓延，可能将国家的民主化进程置于危险境地。
吴登盛在若开邦的佛教徒和穆斯林之间爆发持续三天的暴力冲突之后，采取了这项紧急措施， 在这些冲突中造成至少七人死亡，数百栋房屋被纵火焚烧。
这位缅甸领导人说，不同宗教和种族之间的仇恨和报复引发的暴力袭击可能蔓延到缅甸其他地区。他表示，一旦出现这种事态，缅甸的稳定与和平以及民主化进程和经济发展可能受到严重影响。
星期六，缅甸政府增派安全部队进驻若开邦，以恢复和平并实行宵禁。若开邦位于缅甸与孟加拉国的边界附近。
Burma's president declared a state of emergency Sunday night for a riot-hit western state, wracked by deadly sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims.
Thein Sein warned in a televised address to the nation that if the violence in Rakhine state spreads further, it could put the country's moves toward democracy in danger.
He invoked the emergency measure following three days of violence in Rakhine state between Buddhists and Muslims, in which at least seven people were killed and hundreds of buildings were set ablaze.
The Burmese leader said that violent attacks fueled by "hatred and revenge based on religion and nationality" could spread to other parts of the country. He said if that happens, the country's stability and peace, democratization process and development could be severely affected.
On Saturday, the Burmese government sent additional security forces to Rakhine, near the border with Bangladesh, to restore peace and established a curfew.
在计划中的抗议活动即将在俄罗斯首都莫斯科举行的前夜，俄罗斯警察和调查人员突袭了几名反对派领导人的住宅。
俄罗斯联邦调查委员会星期一发表声明说，这次搜查的对象是早些时候一次集会的组织者。上个月举行的那次集会对普京总统提出抗议。
俄罗斯联邦调查委员会说，计划在星期一执行大约10次搜查任务。
俄罗斯反对派领导人希望能有很多人参加星期二的抗议活动。普京几天前签署了一项议案使之成为法律，这项法律大幅增加了对未经许可的集会参加者的罚款数额。
**RUSSIA PROTESTS**
Russian police and investigators have raided the homes of several opposition leaders on the eve of a planned protest in Moscow.
The Federal Investigative Committee said in a statement Monday the searches targeted the organizers of an earlier rally, held last month to protest against President Vladimir Putin.
Russia's main investigation agency said it planned to conduct about 10 searches Monday.
Opposition leaders are hoping to draw a large crowd for Tuesday's protest, which comes days after Mr. Putin signed into law a bill dramatically raising fines for people involved in unauthorized rallies.
**缅甸宣布进入紧急状态**
缅甸总统吴登盛星期天夜间宣布，发生暴力的西部若开邦进入紧急状态。若开邦的佛教徒和穆斯林之间爆发致命的宗派暴力冲突。
吴登盛星期天向全国发表电视转播的讲话时发出警告说，如果若开邦的暴力冲突继续蔓延，可能将国家的民主化进程置于危险境地。
吴登盛在若开邦的佛教徒和穆斯林之间爆发持续三天的暴力冲突之后，采取了这项紧急措施， 在这些冲突中造成至少七人死亡，数百栋房屋被纵火焚烧。
这位缅甸领导人说，不同宗教和种族之间的仇恨和报复引发的暴力袭击可能蔓延到缅甸其他地区。他表示，一旦出现这种事态，缅甸的稳定与和平以及民主化进程和经济发展可能受到严重影响。
星期六，缅甸政府增派安全部队进驻若开邦，以恢复和平并实行宵禁。若开邦位于缅甸与孟加拉国的边界附近。
Burma's president declared a state of emergency Sunday night for a riot-hit western state, wracked by deadly sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims.
Thein Sein warned in a televised address to the nation that if the violence in Rakhine state spreads further, it could put the country's moves toward democracy in danger.
He invoked the emergency measure following three days of violence in Rakhine state between Buddhists and Muslims, in which at least seven people were killed and hundreds of buildings were set ablaze.
The Burmese leader said that violent attacks fueled by "hatred and revenge based on religion and nationality" could spread to other parts of the country. He said if that happens, the country's stability and peace, democratization process and development could be severely affected.
On Saturday, the Burmese government sent additional security forces to Rakhine, near the border with Bangladesh, to restore peace and established a curfew.
