Asia
UN Aid Chief Voices Concern at Outbreak of Violence in Myanmar
YANGON (IINA) – UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O’Brien is deeply troubled by the recent outbreak of violence in the northern part...
Buddhist Extremists Protest As Annan Takes Up Persecution of Burma’s Rohingyas
YANGON (AFP) — Buddhist hard-liners threatened on Monday to stage protests against a visit by former UN chief Kofi Annan to Myanmar’s strife-torn Rakhine...
Myanmar Urged to Probe the Death and Rape of Rohingya Woman
Kyaw Ye Lynn | Anadolu Agency
YANGON, Myanmar — An international human rights group has urged Myanmar’s government to investigate the death and alleged rape of...
Buddhist Mob Destroys Mosque in Myanmar
YANGON (AFP) — Scores of police have been deployed to guard a village in central Myanmar where religious tensions are running high after a...
Turkey FM Visits Myanmar; Tells Rohingyas ‘Will Not Let You on Your Own’
Bayram Altug | Anadolu Agency
RAKHINE, Myanmar  — Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has been welcomed in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, where he spoke of Turkey’s support for...