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At least 12 dead, scores missing in Rohingya capsize: officials

  COX’s BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - At least 12 people died and scores were missing Monday after a boat packed…

Bangladeshi boy dies at 17 after being hit by cricket ball

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A Bangladeshi teenager died in hospital in Dhaka after he was hit by a ball while…

Rohingya fleeing Myanmar say army redoubling push to clear villages

  SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Rohingya refugees arriving in Bangladesh amid a fresh exodus from strife-torn Myanmar have described whole villages…

15 dead in Rohingya boat sinking as UN chief tells Myanmar to end ‘nightmare’

by Sam Jahan with Philippe Rater at the United Nations Agence France Presse COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least…

UN plans food aid for up to 700,000 Rohingya

   COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- The United Nations has drawn up a contingency plan to feed up to 700,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees…

Mud and misery for refugees as Bangladesh tent city grows

by Claire Cozens Agence France-Presse KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AFP) - Two hours' walk from the nearest road, with no toilets or clean water and…

Bangladesh says Rohingya influx grinds to a halt

by Sam Jahan in Cox's Bazar and Shafiqul Alam in Dhaka</strong> Agence France Presse COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh -- The flood…

Rohingya crisis sparks fear among Bangladeshi Buddhists

by Claire Cozens Agence France-Presse RAMU, Bangladesh (AFP) - As thousands of Rohingya flee ethnic violence in Myanmar, Bangladesh's small Buddhist community fears…

Rain and evictions add to Rohingya misery

by Dominique Faget and Redwan Ahmed Agence France Presse UKHIA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Heavy monsoon rain heaped new misery Sunday…

Empty villages, Rohingya on the run: Who is left in Myanmar’s Rakhine?

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A military campaign to wipe out Rohingya insurgents has rained violence down on Myanmar's Rakhine…

UN council calls for ‘immediate steps’ to end Myanmar violence

by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday broke its…

Rohingya refugee crisis continues in Bangladesh

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) -- Rohingya refugees continued to arrive in Bangladesh from Myanmar on Sunday (September 10) putting more…

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