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Myanmar faces mounting pressure over Rohingya refugee exodus

PressuremountedonMyanmaronTuesdaytoendviolencethathassentmorethan300,000RohingyaMuslimsfleeingtoBangladesh,withtheUnitedStatescallingforprotectionofciviliansand

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Shakib requests six-month break from Tests

ShakibAlHasanhassubmittedalettertotheBCBrequestingabreakfromTestcricketforsixmonths.TheboardwilldiscussthematteronMondayafternoon,hoursbeforeitisscheduledtoanno

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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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Australia's Lyon triggers Bangladesh collapse in final Test

Australia'sspinners,ledbyNathanLyon,wreakedhavoctoreduceBangladeshto83for5atlunchondayfourofthesecondandfinalTestinChittagongonThursday.Thehostsledbyjust11runsi

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UN says 164,000 refugees enter Bangladesh from Myanmar

Some164,000mostlyRohingyarefugeeshavenowcrossedintoBangladeshinthelastfortnighttoescapefightingbetweenmilitantsandMyanmar'smilitary,theUnitedNationssaidonThursd

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Bangladesh strike back at Australia after Warner Test ton

DavidWarnerhithissecondhundredinarowbeforeBangladeshfoughtbackwiththreekeywicketsonarain-hitthirddayofthesecondTestagainstAustraliaonWednesday.Atteathevisitorsw

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Crisis looms as nearly 125,000 refugees flood into Bangladesh

Nearly125,000mostlyRohingyarefugeeshaveenteredBangladeshsinceafreshupsurgeofviolenceinMyanmaronAugust25,theUnitedNationssaidonTuesday,asfearsgrowofahumanitarian

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Nathan Lyon puts Bangladesh in a spin but Australia fail to take control

TheBangladeshcaptain,MushfiqurRahim,andSabbirRahmansharedacenturystandtoinitiateafightbackfromNathanLyon’sfive-wickethaulandleadthehoststo253forsixontheopeningd

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Lyon roars with four as Bangladesh struggle

Australianoff-spinnerNathanLyonclaimedfourwicketsonaturningpitchtorestrictBangladeshto155forfiveatteaontheopeningdayofthesecondTestinChittagongonMonday.Lyonremo

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Australia aim to salvage pride against Bangladesh

Heavilycriticisedaftertheirfirst-everTestdefeattoBangladesh,AustraliaaredesperatetorestoresomelostpridewhentheteamsmeetinthesecondandfinalTest,startinginChittag

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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

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Myanmar Rakhine: Thousands flee to Bangladesh

Morethan18,000RohingyaMuslimsfleeingviolenceinMyanmar'sRakhinestatehaveenteredBangladeshinlessthanaweek,aidworkerssay.ThecrisiseruptedafterRohingyainsurgentsatt

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Myanmar villages burn as Rakhine unrest rages

SmokebillowedfromatleastthreeburningvillagesintheremotesectionofRakhinestatewhereMyanmar'smilitaryiscarryingoutsweepsformilitants,anAFPreportersawWednesday.Thev