Burma's Thein Sein heads to US for first state visit

Burma's President Thein Sein is heading to the US and will meet President Obama on Monday - in the first state visit by a Burmese leader since 1966. More than 20 political prisoners have been pardoned in advance of his trip. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22565267#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa