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American activist and actress Mia Farrow pauses during a news conference at Foreign Correspondents' Club in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, July 25, 2008. Farrow and American Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams led people from the Noble Women's Initiative group to the Thai-Myanmar border to meet with Myanma women. It was part of their mission to amplify women's efforts for peace and justice. BANGKOK, Thailand -- Mia Farrow said Friday the world should use next month's Olympic Games as a platform to demand that China end its support for Myanmar's junta. China is Myanmar's most important ally, providing economic, military and other aid while Western nations shun the military-ruled country because of its poor human rights record and failure to restore democracy. China objects to Western criticisms of Myanmar's junta, saying conditions... [read full story]
