

World Jul 02

At least 123 people were killed Thursday in a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar.
By Zaw Moe Htet, Pyae Sone Win, Associated Press
Health May 15

Authorities have reported the first coronavirus case in the crowded camps for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh. More than 1 million refugees from Myanmar are sheltered in the camps.
By Julhas Alam, Associated Press
World Jan 23

In our news wrap Thursday, China closed off Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, in an unprecedented effort to contain a deadly coronavirus. Officials announced two other cities will be shuttered Friday, as infected patients are hospitalized in isolation…
World Jan 23

The United Nations' top court on Thursday ordered Myanmar to do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya people, a ruling met by members of the Muslim minority with gratitude and relief but also some skepticism that the…
By Mike Corder, Associated Press
Dec 11

In 2017, the Myanmar military unleashed a reign of terror on Rohingya Muslims. According to the U.N., soldiers tortured, raped and killed civilians, driving hundreds of thousands to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. Now the International Court of Justice is trying…
Dec 11

By Aleksandar Furtula, Lorne Cook, Associated Press
In a measured tone, Suu Kyi calmly refuted allegations that the army had killed civilians, raped women and torched houses in 2017 in what Myanmar’s accusers describe as a deliberate campaign of ethnic cleansing and genocide…
In our news wrap Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr blasted the FBI’s probe into links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The Justice Department’s internal watchdog found that the investigation was flawed but not motivated by political bias. Meanwhile,…
Dec 10

By Aleksandar Furtula, Lorne Cook, Associated Press
More than 700,000 Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape what has been called an ethnic cleansing campaign involving mass rapes, killings and the torching of homes.
Nov 14

By Mike Corder, Associated Press
The decision by an international court gives fresh hope to victims that those responsible for brutal crimes against the Rohingya will be brought to justice.
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