Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi released

Myanmar democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi gained her freedom Saturday for the first time in 7 1/2 years, as jubilant supporters stormed the lakeside compound that was her home and prison minutes after the country's military rulers authorized her release.

After the national police chief read Suu Kyi the official order, several thousand supporters at her residence began singing the national anthem when the Nobel Peace Prize laureate poked her head over the gate. (AP)