Myanmar
Myanmar says US official barred from Rohingya conflict zone
World
September 15, 2017
Myanmar says US official barred from Rohingya conflict zone
Myanmar said on Friday a visiting US official would not be allowed to go to a region where violence has…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to skip U.N. assembly to deal with Rohingya crisis
World
September 13, 2017
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to skip U.N. assembly to deal with Rohingya crisis
Myanmar’s national leader Aung San Suu Kyi, facing outrage over violence that has forced about 400,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee…
Al Qaeda warns Myanmar of ‘punishment’ over Rohingya
World
September 13, 2017
Al Qaeda warns Myanmar of ‘punishment’ over Rohingya
Al Qaeda militants have called for support for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, who are facing a security crackdown that has sent…
Bangladesh slams Myanmar for ‘atrocities’ against Rohingya
World
September 12, 2017
Bangladesh slams Myanmar for ‘atrocities’ against Rohingya
The Bangladeshi prime minister was traveling Tuesday to struggling refugee camps that have absorbed hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fleeing…
Rohingya crisis fans communal tensions across Myanmar
World
September 11, 2017
Rohingya crisis fans communal tensions across Myanmar
Communal tensions appeared to be rising across Myanmar on Monday after two weeks of violence in Rakhine state that have…
Myanmar accused of laying mines after refugee injuries
World
September 10, 2017
Myanmar accused of laying mines after refugee injuries
Myanmar’s military has been accused of planting land mines in the path of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in its western…
Rohingya refugees in Pakistan fear for relatives in Myanmar
Middle East
September 10, 2017
Rohingya refugees in Pakistan fear for relatives in Myanmar
For an estimated 300,000 Rohingya Muslims living in squalor in Pakistan’s largest city, the news from Myanmar in the past…
Azhar to lead international efforts against massacre of Rohingya Muslims
Egypt
September 9, 2017
Azhar to lead international efforts against massacre of Rohingya Muslims
Al-Azhar, the world’s top Muslim Sunni institution, said Friday that it would lead humanitarian efforts on an international level to…
‘And then they exploded’: How Rohingya insurgents built support for assault
World
September 7, 2017
‘And then they exploded’: How Rohingya insurgents built support for assault
When the former UN chief Kofi Annan wrapped up his year-long probe into Myanmar’s troubled northwest on Aug. 24, he…
Molotov cocktail thrown at Myanmar embassy in Indonesia
World
September 3, 2017
Molotov cocktail thrown at Myanmar embassy in Indonesia
A molotov cocktail was thrown at Myanmar embassy in Indonesian capital of Jakarta in the early hours on Sunday, Jakarta…