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Pope Francis is welcomed upon his arrival at the airport in Yangon. (Photo: AP)

Pope discusses responsibility of Myanmar leaders'

Pontiff meets Army Chief who faces charges of grave atrocities against Rohingyas.

27 Nov 2017 8:26 PM GMT

Myanmars union minister for the office of the state counsellor Kyaw Tint Swe, right, shakes hand with Bangladeshi foreign minister Abdul Hassan Mahmud Ali after signing the Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State in Naypyitaw. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar, Bangladesh sign Rohingya deal

Repatriation of refugees to start in 2 months; Fears that Myanmar Army may obstruct deal.

23 Nov 2017 7:25 PM GMT

Nobel laureate Suu Kyi has been decried overseas for failing to condemn the generals, with whom she is in a delicate power-sharing arrangement. (Photo: AP/File)

Syu Kyi, Bangladesh minister meet; discuss Rohingya repatriation

The stateless Rohingya have been the target of communal violence and vicious anti-Muslim sentiment in mainly Buddhist...

23 Nov 2017 10:48 AM GMT

Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, right, speaks during the Asia Europe Foreign Ministers (ASEM) meeting at Myanmar International Convention Centre Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi blames conflicts on illegal...

Suu Kyi did not directly mention the refugee exodus as she welcomed European and Asian foreign ministers to Naypyitaw,...

20 Nov 2017 10:35 AM GMT

Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States held Myanmars military leadership responsible for its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar Army Chief says, Rohingyas can return when real citizens'...

The general's comments came a day after he met with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

16 Nov 2017 12:54 PM GMT

Myanmars de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks on during the 9th Asean summit in Manila. (Photo: AFP)

Aung San Syuu Kyi retorts, says she has not been silent on Rohingya...

What I say is not meant to be exciting, it's meant to be accurate... not set people against each other,' she said.

15 Nov 2017 2:21 PM GMT

The US President concluded his speech by discussing the issue of Rohingya Muslims. (Photo: AP)

Resolve disputes, deny terror financing, stop N Korea: Trump to Asia

The US is closely monitoring the spread of extremism in the Southeast Asia.

15 Nov 2017 10:43 AM GMT

In this Nov. 4, 2017, photo, Rohingya Muslim Nabi Hussain, 13, poses for a portrait with the yellow plastic drum he used as a flotation device while crossing the Naf river in Shar Porir Dwip, south Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya boy who can't swim floats from Myanmar to Bangladesh on oil...

In just a week, more than three dozen boys and young men used cooking oil drums like life rafts to swim across the mouth...

13 Nov 2017 7:45 AM GMT

Newly arrived Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and some Bangladeshi sympathizers walk across a makeshift bridge continuing their journey in to camp for refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Migrants, refugees... Just look at our history!

India has repeatedly been invaded over ages. In the last 1,000 years alone, as many as 40 major invasions occurred.

12 Nov 2017 6:53 PM GMT

Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States held Myanmars military leadership responsible for its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority. (Photo: AFP)

UN strongly condemns violence in Myanmar forcing Rohingyas to flee

The presidential statement calls on Myanmar's govt to ensure no further excessive use of military force in Rakhine...

7 Nov 2017 8:06 AM GMT

Tihar Jail. (Photo: File)

Delhi: Al-Qaeda suspect accuses Tihar Jail authorities of sexual...

The accused said he was forced to live in inhuman conditions; jail lacks basic facilities such as food, drinking water,...

3 Nov 2017 1:55 PM GMT

Myanmars de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets with people in Rakhine. (Photo: AFP)

Aung San Suu Kyi makes first visit to Rakhine

Suu Kyi arrived in the state capital, Sittwe, in the morning and headed to restive northern Rakhine where many Rohingya...

3 Nov 2017 12:38 AM GMT