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U.N. sees 'textbook example of ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar

TheUNhumanrightschiefonMondayslammedMyanmar'sapparent"systematicattack"ontheRohingyaminority,warningthat"ethniccleansing"seemedtobeunderway."BecauseMyanmarhasre

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Myanmar accused of planting landmines in path of fleeing Rohingya

Myanmar’smilitaryhasbeenaccusedofplantinglandminesinthepathofRohingyaMuslimsfleeingviolenceinwesternRakhinestate,withAmnestyInternationalreportingthattwopeoplew

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Myanmar refuses to negotiate with 'terrorists' after insurgents' truce

MyanmaronSundayrejectedaceasefiredeclaredbyMuslimRohingyainsurgents,sayingthatitdoesnotnegotiatewithterrorists.Thetrucewasintendedtoallowaidtobedeliveredtothous

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Rohingya rebels call one-month Myanmar ceasefire as exodus grows

RohingyamilitantsinMyanmar,whoseraidssparkedanarmycrackdownthathasseennearly300,000MuslimRohingyafleetoBangladesh,onSundaydeclaredaunilateralceasefirebutthegove

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Bangladesh braces for new surge as Rohingya exodus nears 300,000

Nearly300,000RohingyahavefledviolencechurningthroughRakhinestateintoBangladesh,theUnitedNationssaidSaturday,asMyanmar'sgovernmentforthefirsttimeofferedhumanitar

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Myanmar violence may have killed more than 1,000: UN

Morethan1,000peoplemayalreadyhavebeenkilledinMyanmar'sRakhinestate,mostlymembersoftheMuslimRohingyaminority,aseniorUnitedNationsrepresentativetoldAFPonFriday--a

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UN says 164,000 refugees enter Bangladesh from Myanmar

Some164,000mostlyRohingyarefugeeshavenowcrossedintoBangladeshinthelastfortnighttoescapefightingbetweenmilitantsandMyanmar'smilitary,theUnitedNationssaidonThursd

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Indian Prime Minister Modi visits Myanmar

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,September7(APD)—PrimeMinisterNarendraModiarrivedinMyanmaronWednesdayforhisfirstbilateralvisittothecountry.ModimetMyanmar’sStat

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UN chief warns Myanmar violence could destabilize region

TheUnitedNationsSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresappealedtoMyanmarauthoritiesonTuesdaytoendviolenceagainstRohingyaMuslimsinthecountry’sRakhinestate,warningofther

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West’s partiality worsens religious divides in Myanmar

HundredsofpeoplediedastheconflictsbetweenMyanmarsecurityforcesandRohingyamilitiasescalatedintothebloodiestfightinginRakhinestate.Westernpublicopinionimmediately

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Maldives suspends trade ties with Myanmar on Rohingya issue

ByAPDWriterEaswaranMALE,September4(APD)–TheMaldivesonMondayannouncedithasdecidedtosuspendalltradetieswithMyanmarovertheRohingyaMuslimissue.Inastatementissuedbyt

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Malala calls on fellow laureate Suu Kyi to condemn Rohingya treatment

MalalaYousafzai,theyoungestwinneroftheNobelPeacePrize,calledonherfellowlaureateAungSanSuuKyitocondemnthe“shameful”treatmentoftheRohingyaMuslimsinMyanmar,saying“

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Suu Kyi faces criticism over Rohingya crisis

MalalaYousafzai,theyoungestwinneroftheNobelPeacePrize,calledonherfellowlaureateAungSanSuuKyitocondemnthe“shameful”treatmentoftheRohingyaMuslimsinMyanmar,saying“

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Myanmar blocks all UN aid to civilians at heart of Rohingya crisis

MyanmarhasblockedallUnitedNationsaidagenciesfromdeliveringvitalsuppliesoffood,waterandmedicinetothousandsofdesperateciviliansatthecentreofabloodymilitarycampaig

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Obama's Myanmar legacy in trouble and it's not Trump's fault

OneofformerPresidentBarackObama'sgreatestforeignpolicyachievementsisatrisk,andithasnothingtodowithhissuccessorMyanmar,theSoutheastAsiannationthatObamahelpedushe

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Nearly 400 die as Myanmar army steps up crackdown on Rohingya militants

Nearly400peoplehavediedinfightingthathasrockedMyanmar’snorthwestforaweek,newofficialdatashow,makingitprobablythedeadliestboutofviolencetoengulfthecountry’sRohin

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Violence in Myanmar: 18,500 Rohingya flee in 5 days

Asmanyas18,500RohingyaMuslimshavefledtheirhomesinMyanmar'sRakhinestateinlessthanoneweek,accordingtotheInternationalOrganizationforMigration(IOM).TheexodusbeganF