Suu Kyi and Myanmar face chorus of anger over Rohingya crisis
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai and Muslim countries in Asia led a growing chorus of…
9 years ago
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UN says 87,000 refugees arrive in Bangladesh from Myanmar
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - A total of 87,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since violence erupted in neighboring…
9 years ago
17 Rohingya, including children, drown fleeing Myanmar
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh coastguards on Thursday found the bodies of 17 Rohingya, many of them children, who…
9 years ago
At least 18,500 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh as Rakhine unrest rages
MAUNGDAW , Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 18,500 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since fighting erupted in Myanmar's neighboring Rakhine state six days…
9 years ago
Death toll from South Asia flooding tops 1,000
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The death toll from floods sweeping South Asia has climbed above 1,000, officials said Thursday,…
9 years ago
Authorities put big casinos on money-laundering watch
Agence France Presse -- Authorities have said they would monitor large transactions at casinos to curb money-laundering, after proceeds from…
9 years ago
With video: Heavy rain, landslides kill at least 134 in Bangladesh
https://youtu.be/mJKXhF7fvoo CHITAGONG, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Heavy monsoon rains and landslides have killed at least 134 people in southeast Bangladesh,…
9 years ago
Landslides kill 43 in Bangladesh after heavy rain
KHAGRACHARI, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Landslides triggered by heavy rain buried hillside homes in Bangladesh on Tuesday (June 13) killing at…
9 years ago
Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh coast: weather office
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Severe Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh Tuesday packing winds of up to 117 kilometers per hour (73mph)…
9 years ago
Bangladesh closes one of world’s most polluted places
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A historic leatherworking quarter in Bangladesh once labelled among the most polluted places on earth was…
9 years ago
Bangladeshi ‘tree girl’ leaves hospital
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A young Bangladeshi girl diagnosed with a rare condition known as "tree man syndrome" has left…
9 years ago
Bangladesh pushes on with Rohingya island plan
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladesh will push ahead with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees…
9 years ago
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