Pope starts Myanmar trip in shadow of Rohingya crisis
Pope Francis landed in Yangon on Monday, the start of a delicate visit for the world’s most prominent Christian to…
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US mulls slapping sanctions back on Myanmar a year after removing them
One year after the U.S. removed decades-long trade sanctions against Myanmar, the booming developing economy looks…
U.N. chief to brief Security Council on Myanmar next Thursday
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will on Thursday publicly brief the Security Council on violence…
Erdogan to Muslim countries: ‘use every means available’ to stop ‘cruelty’ against…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday urged Muslim countries to “use every means available” to stop the…
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…
Egypt’s Azhar decries ‘failure of global conscience’ on Rohingya Muslims
Egypt's Al-Azhar has condemned the violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar and called on…
China to offer support, help to Myanmar after plane crash
China will offer support and assistance for Myanmar's follow-up efforts after a military plane crashed off the…
Over 20,000 from Myanmar seek refuge across border: China
More than 20,000 people from Myanmar have flooded into border camps in neighboring China, seeking refuge from…
U.S. pledges to remove sanctions on Myanmar despite military, human rights concerns
The U.S. has declared Wednesday its commitment to removing all sanctions on Myanmar, marking yet another milestone…
Myanmar jade mine landslide kills at least 80
Nearly 80 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Myanmar's northern Kachin State and an…
