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May 02, 2018

UN Security Council delegation seeks Rohingya's safe return

A U.N. Security Council delegation on Tuesday visited Myanmar's Rakhine state, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya ...

April 30, 2018

Top-level UN team meets Myanmar leader in Rohingya probe

Ambassadors from the U.N. Security Council probing Myanmar's crisis over its ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority met Monday with ...

April 17, 2018

Myanmar's president grants amnesty to over 8,500 prisoners

Myanmar President Win Myint has granted amnesty to more than 8,500 prisoners, reportedly including at least three dozen ...

March 30, 2018

Myanmar swears in Suu Kyi loyalist as new president

A longtime Aung San Suu Kyi loyalist vowed to prioritize the rule of law, peace and reconciliation Friday after being sworn ...

March 28, 2018

Myanmar parliament elects Suu Kyi loyalist as new president

Myanmar's parliament on Wednesday elected as the country's new president a longtime loyalist of Aung San Suu Kyi who is ...

March 21, 2018

Myanmar's president, a close friend of Suu Kyi, retires

Myanmar's president, a close friend of leader Aung San Suu Kyi, said Wednesday that he was retiring, a move that puts a ...

March 19, 2018

Myanmar's Suu Kyi welcomed to Australia amid protests

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was feted in Australia with a military honor guard and 19-gun salute Monday as part of a ...

March 18, 2018

Southeast Asia leaders use Australia meet to talk NKorea

Australia's prime minister said Southeast Asian leaders were using their meeting Sunday to discuss the "deadly threat" posed ...

March 17, 2018

Southeast Asian leaders to sign security agreement in Sydney

Southeast Asian leaders will sign an agreement on regional cooperation against violent extremism as the risk to the region ...

March 08, 2018

Holocaust Museum revokes Suu Kyi's human rights award

The United States Holocaust Museum is revoking a major human rights award given to Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, the ...

March 08, 2018

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. JEFF SESSIONS ...

Tawakkol Karman, Shirin Ebadi, Mairead Maguire

March 01, 2018

Fellow Nobel laureates blame Suu Kyi for Rohingya crisis

Three peace prize laureates who met with Rohingya Muslims in sprawling refugee camps accused fellow Nobel recipient Aung San ...

February 26, 2018

Months after exodus began, Rohingya see no end to suffering

Their houses are often made of plastic sheets. Much of their food comes from aid agencies. Jobs are few, and there is ...

February 14, 2018

US says Myanmar makes life for Rohingya 'a death sentence'

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley denounced Myanmar's government Tuesday for continuing to make life for Rohingya Muslims "a death ...

February 07, 2018

Myanmar's place at US military drills in Asia draws ire

Lawmakers are demanding Myanmar's exclusion from U.S.-led military exercises in neighboring Thailand next week amid pressure ...

February 01, 2018

Myanmar court refuses bail for reporters in secrets case

A Myanmar court on Thursday denied bail for two Reuters journalists charged with illegally handling government secrets, their ...

January 28, 2018

Hollywood star Yeoh calls Rohingya condition 'despicable'

Hollywood star Michelle Yeoh says she's appalled by the plight of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled ...

January 25, 2018

UN official says not safe yet for Rohingya return to Myanmar

It is not yet safe for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in refugee camps in Bangladesh to begin returning ...

January 25, 2018

AP Interview: Richardson resigns from Rohingya refugee panel

Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has resigned from an advisory panel on the massive Rohingya refugee crisis, calling ...