Apr 23 Military-appointed election official in Myanmar assassinated by opposition guerrilla group By Grant Peck, Associated Press A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule. Continue reading
Apr 11 Military airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100 By Grant Peck, Associated Press Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on Tuesday killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule, said a witness, a member of a local pro-democracy group and independent media. Continue reading
Mar 06 Residents say Myanmar soldiers killed 17 people in 2 villages By Grant Peck, Associated Press A resident and members of Myanmar's anti-government resistance say soldiers have rampaged through several villages, raping, beheading and killing at least 17 people. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 7:54 Why more Rohingya refugees are making desperate journeys by sea By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman, Azhar Merchant It’s been five years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled the brutality of government security forces in Myanmar, ending up in camps in Bangladesh or setting out to sea in hopes of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia. Last week, Indonesia’s… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Damar Hamlin remains in ICU showing ‘signs of improvement,’ NFL’s Bills say In our news wrap Wednesday, the Buffalo Bills shared positive news about Damar Hamlin's recovery saying he remains in intensive care with signs of improvement, prominent Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti has been released after nearly three weeks in jail for… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Police charge man in killing of four University of Idaho students In our news wrap Friday, a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students was arrested in Pennsylvania on four counts of first-degree murder, Southwest Airlines is back to a relatively normal flight schedule after days of widespread cancellations… Continue watching
Nov 16 Boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims lands on Indonesian beach for 2nd day in a row By Yayan Zamzami, Associated Press Over 100 Rohingya Muslims traveling in a wooden boat have landed on an Indonesian beach, becoming the second group recently to arrive in Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Two victims killed in St. Louis school shooting In our news wrap Monday, a man shot and killed two people and wounded six at a St. Louis high school before police killed him, Myanmar's military launched air strikes on a concert killing up to 80 people and the… Continue watching
Oct 06 Myanmar court sentences Japanese journalist to prison after filming anti-government protest By Grant Peck, Associated Press A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to prison after he filmed an anti-government protest in July. Continue reading
Sep 23 Myanmar model who criticized country’s military leaders fears she may be forced back home By Jerry Harmer, Associated Press A model from Myanmar denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand. Now she fears she may be forced back home. Continue reading