US urges Myanmar junta to yield power after protester death
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Washington has urged the leaders of Myanmar's new military regime to refrain from violence and…
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Suu Kyi hit with second charge as Myanmar junta tightens grip
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with another charge on Tuesday, after…
5 years ago
Military rule will be different this time: Myanmar coup leader
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's army chief on Monday insisted military rule would be different this time, as martial law…
5 years ago
Anger and confusion in Myanmar as coup sweeps away democratic hopes
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- There was panic-buying of food, military roadblocks in the capital Naypyidaw and a triumphant pro-army…
5 years ago
News in photos: Troubling scenes in Myanmar as military takes over
These are just some of the scenes in Myanmar as captured in photos by a stringer of Agence France…
5 years ago
Myanmar coup: What we know so far
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The Myanmar military's seizure of power on Monday follows weeks of tensions with civilian leader…
5 years ago
Rohingya militants deny Myanmar army claims of Hindu massacre
MAUNGDAW, Myanmar (AFP) - Rohingya militants on Wednesday denied the Myanmar army's allegations that they had massacred scores of Hindu villagers, whose bodies…
9 years ago
Debris found in sea after Myanmar military plane goes missing
by Caroline Henshaw / Hla-Hla Htay Agence France-Presse YANGON, Myanmar - Debris has been found in the sea near where a…
9 years ago
21,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar: IOM
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) - by Shafiqul ALAM More than 20,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks, humanitarian officials…
10 years ago
Thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar violence
TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AFP) - by Munir UZ ZAMAN Sam JAHAN Horrifying stories of gang rape, torture and murder are emerging…
10 years ago
30,000 displaced by violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) - Up to 30,000 people have been displaced by violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, half of them…
10 years ago
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