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Myanmar's Suu Kyi denies going "soft" on military

MyanmarleaderAungSanSuuKyihasrejectedasuggestionsheissoftonthemilitary,whichtheUnitedNationshasaccusedofethniccleansing,sayingherrelationshipwiththegeneralswasn

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Suu Kyi appeals to global community over Rohingya crisis

MyanmarleaderAungSanSuuKyireachedouttotheglobalcommunityTuesdayinabroadappealforsupportoverarefugeecrisistheUNhasdecriedas"ethniccleansing",urgingoutsiderstohel

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Thousands protest in Bangladesh as Rohingya flee Myanmar

Morethan10,000MuslimsinBangladeshhavemarchedtowardMyanmar'sembassytoprotestthecountry'scrackdownonRohingyaMuslims.Atleast412,000ethnicRohingyahavefledfromBuddhi

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UN urged to punish Myanmar army over Rohingya 'atrocities'

PressuretightenedonMyanmarMondayasarightsgroupurgedworldleaderstoimposesanctionsonthecountry'smilitary,whichisaccusedofdrivingoutmorethan400,000RohingyaMuslimsi

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Monsoon rain adding to Rohingya camp misery

HeavymonsoonrainisfloodingmakeshiftcampsinBangladeshhousinghundredsofthousandsofMuslimRohingyafleeingviolenceinMyanmar.Amidfoodandwatershortages,torrentialrainb

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Bangladesh accuses Myanmar of violating its airspace

BangladeshiauthoritiessummonedMyanmar'senvoytoprotestwhattheysaidwereviolationsoftheirairspaceamidanexodusofRohingyaMuslimsfleeingviolenceinwesternMyanmar.Myanm

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China's Hong Kong, ASEAN to sign FTA, investment agreement soon

ChiefExecutiveofChina'sHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion(SAR)LamChengYuet-ngorsaidhereSaturdaythatHongKongSARandASEANareabouttosignafreetradeagreementandarela

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Fleeing Rohingya Muslims watch as homes burn in Myanmar

GroupsoffleeingRohingyaMuslimswatchedfrominsideBangladeshonFridayasanotherofthehomesintheirabandonedvillageacrosstheborderinMyanmarwentupinflames.Thevillagerssa

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Bangladesh troops to deliver aid for Rohingya refugees

BangladeshitroopswilldeliveraidtodesperateRohingyarefugeesmassedinCox'sBazar,authoritiessaidFriday,asfreshsatelliteimageslentweighttoallegationsofa"scorchedeart

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Myanmar: aid access to conflict area not blocked but security an issue

MyanmarinsistedonFridayitwasnotbarringaidworkersfromRakhineState,whereacounter-insurgencycampaignhassparkedanexodusofMuslimRohingyarefugees,butsaidauthoritieson

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Myanmar says 40% of Rohingya villages targeted by army are now empty

ScoresofvillagesthatwereinhabitedbyMyanmar’sMuslimRohingyaminorityarenowcompletelyempty,agovernmentspokesmanhassaid.Of471villagestargetedin“clearanceoperations”

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Myanmar violence unnerves the UN Security Council

TheUNSecurityCouncilexpressedconcernovertheviolenceinMyanmarastheconflictinthecountry’sRakhinestatetriggersanothermigrationcrisis.Themilitarycampaignamountedtot

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Bangladesh leader visits Rohingya refugees, assures help

Bangladesh'sleaderdemandedthatMyanmarallowthereturnofhundredsofthousandsofRohingyaMuslimswhofledrecentviolenceintheBuddhist-majoritynation—acrisisshesaidlefther

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Myanmar denounces UN's 'ethnic cleansing' suggestion

MyanmarhasdenouncedthesuggestionbytheUNhumanrightschiefthatitstreatmentofRohingyaMuslimsamountsto"ethniccleansing".Thecountry'senvoytotheUNblamedRohingyainsurge

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Myanmar faces mounting pressure over Rohingya refugee exodus

PressuremountedonMyanmaronTuesdaytoendviolencethathassentmorethan300,000RohingyaMuslimsfleeingtoBangladesh,withtheUnitedStatescallingforprotectionofciviliansand

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UN to discuss Myanmar after Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing' claim

TheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilwillholdanurgentmeetingtodiscussviolencebarrellingthroughwesternMyanmar,aftertheUN'srightschiefwarnedthat"ethniccleansing"appeare

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Germany halts aid projects in Myanmar

TheGermangovernmentsaysithashaltedseveralaidprojectsinMyanmarduetoviolenceinthecountrythathascausedhundredsofthousandsofethnicRohingyaMuslimstofleetheirhomes.De