Myanmar
Detained Myanmar leader met by Red Cross for first contact since ousting of gov't in coup
The Nobel Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021, when Myanmar's military ousted an elected civilian government led by her in a dawn coup.
More than 500 feared dead after boats carrying refugees sink off Myanmar coast, UN says
Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about military coup, sources say
US official found dead in Myanmar, State Department confirms
Myanmar executes four democracy activists after decades of no death penalty
Myanmar's military junta said today that it had executed four democracy activists accused of helping to carry out "terror acts" in the country, causing an uproar.
Religion: A force for good desecrated by bad-faith preachers - opinion
It has been heart-breaking to observe how a religion that could be such a force for peace was instead distorted to justify heinous crimes.
Biden, US rule Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya people
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce the decision on Monday at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
Girl from Myanmar undergoes cardiac surgery in Israel
Eight-year-old Hannah had to be granted a special permit to fly to Israel for treatment because of civil war in Myanmar.
Deadly Myanmar attack leaves burnt bodies, charity's staff missing
Two staff members of the aid group Save the Children are missing after an attack in Myanmar's Kayah state left at least 30 people dead.
From Myanmar to Israel: Doctors wish child 'Merry Christmas'
Physicians from three religious backgrounds came together to wish little Hannah, brought to Israel from Myanmar by Save a Child's Heart, a “Merry Christmas.”
Dozens feared to be missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
Jade miners reported to be missing after deadly landslide in Hpakant, the center of Myanmar's secretive jade industry.
Myanmar soldiers accused of killing 11 after charred remains found
Video footage purporting to show the burned bodies was circulated on social media and images were published by some media, including the Myanmar Now news portal.
Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150 billion over Myanmar violence
A US class-action complaint argues that the company's failures to police content and its platform's design contributed to violence against the Rohingya community.
UN postpones decision on Taliban, Myanmar junta recognition
The credentials committee is unlikely to again consider the rival claims to represent Afghanistan and Myanmar until late 2022.
