MyanmarinsistedonFridayitwasnotbarringaidworkersfromRakhineState,whereacounter-insurgencycampaignhassparkedanexodusofMuslimRohingyarefugees,butsaidauthoritieson
ScoresofvillagesthatwereinhabitedbyMyanmar’sMuslimRohingyaminorityarenowcompletelyempty,agovernmentspokesmanhassaid.Of471villagestargetedin“clearanceoperations”
TheUNSecurityCouncilexpressedconcernovertheviolenceinMyanmarastheconflictinthecountry’sRakhinestatetriggersanothermigrationcrisis.Themilitarycampaignamountedtot
Bangladesh'sleaderdemandedthatMyanmarallowthereturnofhundredsofthousandsofRohingyaMuslimswhofledrecentviolenceintheBuddhist-majoritynation—acrisisshesaidlefther
MyanmarhasdenouncedthesuggestionbytheUNhumanrightschiefthatitstreatmentofRohingyaMuslimsamountsto"ethniccleansing".Thecountry'senvoytotheUNblamedRohingyainsurge
PressuremountedonMyanmaronTuesdaytoendviolencethathassentmorethan300,000RohingyaMuslimsfleeingtoBangladesh,withtheUnitedStatescallingforprotectionofciviliansand
TheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilwillholdanurgentmeetingtodiscussviolencebarrellingthroughwesternMyanmar,aftertheUN'srightschiefwarnedthat"ethniccleansing"appeare
TheUNhumanrightschiefonMondayslammedMyanmar'sapparent"systematicattack"ontheRohingyaminority,warningthat"ethniccleansing"seemedtobeunderway."BecauseMyanmarhasre
The7-year-oldRohingyaboyliesonatatteredmattressonthefloorofacrowdedgovernmenthospitalinBangladesh,bandagescoveringthespotwhereabulletfiredbyMyanmartroopstorethr
Myanmar’smilitaryhasbeenaccusedofplantinglandminesinthepathofRohingyaMuslimsfleeingviolenceinwesternRakhinestate,withAmnestyInternationalreportingthattwopeoplew
MyanmaronSundayrejectedaceasefiredeclaredbyMuslimRohingyainsurgents,sayingthatitdoesnotnegotiatewithterrorists.Thetrucewasintendedtoallowaidtobedeliveredtothous
RohingyamilitantsinMyanmar,whoseraidssparkedanarmycrackdownthathasseennearly300,000MuslimRohingyafleetoBangladesh,onSundaydeclaredaunilateralceasefirebutthegove
Nearly300,000RohingyahavefledviolencechurningthroughRakhinestateintoBangladesh,theUnitedNationssaidSaturday,asMyanmar'sgovernmentforthefirsttimeofferedhumanitar
Morethan1,000peoplemayalreadyhavebeenkilledinMyanmar'sRakhinestate,mostlymembersoftheMuslimRohingyaminority,aseniorUnitedNationsrepresentativetoldAFPonFriday--a
Malaysia’scoastguardwillnotturnawayRohingyaMuslimsfleeingviolenceinMyanmarandiswillingtoprovidetemporaryshelterforthem,themaritimeagency’schiefsaidonFriday.Rohi
Malaysia’scoastguardwillnotturnawayRohingyaMuslimsfleeingviolenceinMyanmarandiswillingtoprovidetemporaryshelterforthem,themaritimeagency’schiefsaidonFriday.Rohi
Some164,000mostlyRohingyarefugeeshavenowcrossedintoBangladeshinthelastfortnighttoescapefightingbetweenmilitantsandMyanmar'smilitary,theUnitedNationssaidonThursd