US to impose new Burma sanctions

Buddhist monks command great respect in BurmaUS President George W Bush is to announce new sanctions against the ruling military junta in Burma, the White House has said.
Mr Bush seems poised to impose a US visa ban and financial restrictions on members of the government.
The move comes after eight days of increasingly popular protests against the junta led by Buddhist monks.
The junta, which violently repressed protests in 1988, said it was ready to "take action" against the monks.
Mr Bush is expected to announce the new restrictions during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
The BBC's Jonathan Beale, in Washington, says the US has already made clear that it is preparing to take unilateral action against Burma's military dictators.
Washington is also hoping that its steps will encourage other nations to act and embolden the protesters on Burma's streets, he adds. (BBC news)