Topic: John Yettaw

Ask AP: Movie popularity, Supreme Court security

AP News - 896 days ago
AP answers your questions on the news, from Supreme Court justice security to movie popularityLook at the list of the highest-grossing movies in the nation's history, and you'll see most have something in common: A column where AP journalists respond ...

US man wept 'every day' over Suu Kyi trial

AFP American Edition - 904 days ago
John Yettaw wept "every day" after he was jailed and later freed by Myanmar's military junta for swimming to Aung San Suu Kyi's home, he claimed in an interview broadcast Thursday.A devout Mormon from Falcon, Missouri, Yettaw had been ...

US man says no regrets about Myanmar jailing

AP News - 912 days ago
US man says he has no regrets about Suu Kyi visit, Myanmar jailing as he returns home to USJohn Yettaw the father, husband and long-retired military man left southern Missouri months ago, little known beyond his friends and family. "Yettaw, 53, who ...

US man returns after release from Myanmar jail

AP Features - 912 days ago
Looking exhausted and being pushed in a wheelchair, American John Yettaw returned to the United States on Wednesday after being freed from a hard-labor prison sentence for his nighttime swim to the home of Myanmar's detained democracy icon.Yettaw, 53, was ...

US man heads home after release from Myanmar jail

AP News - 912 days ago
US man imprisoned in Myanmar over Suu Kyi visit heads home after senator's interventionA weary-looking John Yettaw sitting in a wheelchair and wearing a face mask to guard against infection left Thailand on Wednesday, finally heading home after his secret swim ...

US man in Suu Kyi trial flies home from Thailand

AFP Asian Edition - 913 days ago
A US man jailed for swimming to Aung San Suu Kyi's home flew home from Thailand Wednesday, officials said, ending a bizarre saga that has left the Myanmar democracy icon locked up for another 18 months.John Yettaw, 54, had three ...

Myanmar says US visit a 'success,' could boost ties

AFP Asian Edition - 913 days ago
Myanmar's junta-controlled state media on Tuesday trumpeted a weekend visit by a US senator as a " "The visit of Mr Jim Webb is a success for both sides as well as the first step to promotion of relations between the two ...

Suu Kyi's US 'guest' receives medical treatment

AFP Global Edition - 914 days ago
A US man deported by Myanmar for swimming to the home of Aung San Suu Kyi had medical tests in Thailand Monday, as a senator who won his release said the democracy icon might ease her stance on sanctions.John Yettaw flew ...

U.S., U.N. welcome Myanmar's release of American

Reuters US Online Report World News - 914 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed a U.S. senator's success in winning the release of an American jailed in Myanmar and meeting with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi ...

Suu Kyi's US 'guest' gets medical help: embassy

AFP Asian Edition - 915 days ago
An American deported by Myanmar after swimming to the home of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was undergoing medical tests in Thailand on Monday amid growing concerns over his health, the US embassy said.John Yettaw flew out of military-ruled Myanmar ...