it's all part of a photo shoot taking place at a park in yangon.erything still seems a bit improvised, but these young people are testing out their newly won freedoms. change is in the air in myanmar's fashion scene -- and people are now doing things that were previously forbidden. the editor of this young fashion magazine is just 30 years old. in these rapidly changing times, it's possible to climb the career ladder quickly. every photo shoot is like a mini revolution. but people here are still unsure just how far they can go. >> in the west, you have more freedom, you can show more. that's still not possible in myanmar. we have our own traditions. and, at the same time, we must remember that many of our readers aren't yet prepared for so much openness. we have to go slowly -- step by step. >> but the changes are conspicuous. skirts are getting shorter, necklines are plunging and details are more playful. for e designer, thwin su, the new freedoms are a dream come true. she no longer needs to censor her ideas. thwin su learned her trade in europe.

police are investigating whether there's any link to another explosion in yangon. a bomb attached to bottom of a truck went off on sunday. two people were wounded. >>> rescue workers in central colombia are searching for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed condominium. they found two bodies. nine other people are missing. the 24-story building was in a residential area. construction workers were inside at the time. they were checking cracks in the structure. most residents had left the building as a safety recaution. rescuers are using dogs to try to find people in the rubble, but they're worried nearby high-rises might also be unstable. workers finished building the condominium earlier this year. investigators suspect the building had a design flaw. >>> a motorcyclist in brazil filmed the dramatic moment a thief stole his motor bike at gunpoint. he captured the scene on a camera mounted to his helmet. the scene unfolded in a broad daylight in the capital sao palo. two men on another motor bike pull up in front of the biker. one points the gun and forces the man

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police found other timed bombs in yangon over the past several days. bombings often occur during myanmar's regime, but declined after the president took office in 2011. the traders hotel is located in the central business district and is frequently used by foreigners traveling on business. business people are calling for a full investigation to limit the impact of the attacks on the business activities. >>> myanmar's president is facing pressing issues, including intensifying religious confrontation in the country and constitutional reforms called for by pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi. he shared his thoughts on these and other topics during an exclusive interview with nhk. the president spoke to nhk following the end of the east asia summit on friday. religious clashes between the buddhist majority and muslims have occurred in myanmar since june last year. hundreds of people have been killed, while approximately 140,000 have been displaced during the country's four-month military regime. religious conflicts quickly came to the fore after the cou

a homemade bomb went off in a room in a luxury hotel in yangon on monday. the blast hurt an american guest. police detained a man who occupied the room the day before. government officials say the man's a former member of an ethnic rebel group that fought for autonomy for the eastern state of karen. they stay the man told police he opposes any increase in tourist and investment from abroad. the officials say the rebel group is denying involvement in the bombing. the group signed a cease-fire agreement in january last year. members had been fighting government forces for more than six decades. >>> the death toll has surpassed 170 for the 7.1 magnitude quake that struck the southern philippines earlier this week. >> authorities fear that the number of reported casualties will continue to rise as rescue operations are still ongoing. the national risk reduction management council reported that 173 people have been confirmed dead as of friday. on tuesday, the quake struck the islands of bohol and cebu, which are popular with tourists. the majority of fatalities

his cabinet would resign and clear the way for a caretaker government following months of unrest yangon the country that was the birthplace of the arab spring was sparked by the july killing of a prominent opposition leader. police in madrid a broken down barricades blocking the entrance to one of the city's universities scores of students have been protesting against the rising cost of education amid tougher sturdy and budget cuts it's estimated around thirty thousand students have been priced out at universities due to high fees. finally in a world update to iraq where at least twenty five police officers have been killed and more than twenty injured in militant attacks on checkpoints in the western anbar province a separate bombing also killed three civilians no group has claimed responsibility but similar assaults a recently be conducted by al-qaeda linked insurgents more than six thousand people have lost their lives in violence across the country this year a young attractive and have a whole pile of debts to pay off some female university students in the u.k. are turning to pay fo