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Myanmar blast: Four explosions rock Rakhine state, 3 more bombs detected

Four bomb explosions hit Sittwe, the capital of Myanmar's western Rakhine state and one person has reportedly been injured.

Feb 24, 2018

Amnesty accuses President Trump of human rights violations

Human rights organization Amnesty International has provided a scathing review of human rights worldwide in its annual report.The report mentions Donald Trump alongside leaders of Russia, China, Egypt, the Philippines and Venezuela as violating human rights.

Feb 22, 2018

Trump calls Modi at midnight over Maldives, Rohingyas

India and US have been working toward strengthening economic as well as military ties, the situation in the island nation of Maldives has also become a concern for the two nations.

Feb 9, 2018

China crushes Indian diplomacy with Afghan military base move

Chinese military and strategic experts have often gloated that Beijing's increasing show of might in South Asia is in response to India's outings in Southeast Asia

Jan 18, 2018

U.N. warns Rohingya refugees are at risk as cyclone season approaches

On January 16, the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) warned that more than 520,000 Rohingya children living in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh are likely to face harsh extreme weather conditions.

Jan 17, 2018

40 more Rohingya villages burnt in Myanmar: Report

The burning of 40 additional Rohingya villages in Myanmar in a military campaign has led more than 655,000 people of this Muslim minority community to flee to Bangladesh.

Dec 18, 2017

RTI reply: 61,000 Kashmiris have migrated from the valley [VIDEO]

Surprisingly 40,000 are residing in Jammu, while 19,000 have moved to Delhi and remaining 2,000 to various other parts of the country.

Dec 13, 2017

Rohingya refugees are living in dire conditions in Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees are living in dire conditions in refugee camps in Coxs Bazaar in Bangladesh.Children are risk of infectious disease as they play amongst open drains, dirty water and filth.Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed a deal on the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees although details have not been finalised.

Nov 29, 2017

Rohingya refugees walk in the rain as they are held by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after illegally crossing the border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh.

Myanmar accused of killing, abducting Rohingya reporters from Rakhine state

Young Rohingya volunteers had been secretly reporting on the persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar since 2012.

Nov 27, 2017

A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) tells a Rohingya girl not to come on Bangladesh side, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Myanmar's Rohingyas are targets of ethnic cleansing: US

The statement follows a visit last week to Myanmar by Tillerson, who met with State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and the head of the armed forces, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing.

Nov 23, 2017

Rohingya crisis: Watchdogs say evidence of Myanmar genocide mounting

A report on this, titled 'They tried to kill us all', has been created based on more than 200 interviews with survivors and eyewitnesses, and international aid workers working with the Rohingyas.

Nov 16, 2017

Angelina Jolie addresses sexual misconduct in her emotional UN speech: 'Sexual violence is everywhere'

"We have the laws, the institutions, and the expertise in gathering evidence. We are able to identify perpetrators. What is missing is the political will," Angelina Jolie said of the sexual violence in her recent UN speech.

Nov 16, 2017

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets UN chief Guterres, Rex Tillerson in Manila

Aung San Suu Kyi has been severely criticised for her failure to intervene in the military crackdown on the Rohingya community.

Nov 14, 2017

A Rohingya refugee girl sits next to her mother who rests after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh.

As malnutrition rises at alarming rate among Rohingya children, US mulls slapping sanctions on Myanmar

Unicef said nearly 7.5 percent of children crammed into one of the camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district were at risk of dying from severe acute malnutrition.

Nov 5, 2017

Myanmars Aung San Suu Kyi makes first visit to violence-hit Rakhine state

Myanmars leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in the countrys restive Rakhine state on Thursday (Nov. 2) on her first visit to the region following months of violence and mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims. More than 600,000 Rohingyas, termed as ethnic minorities in the country, have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh and India after the Myanmar army launched a massive offensive, blaming armed Rohingya militants of triggering violence in the region.

Nov 2, 2017

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