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Myanmar military brass hit with new US, EU sanctions over coup

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The European Union and the United States slapped sanctions Monday on top police and military…

Myanmar crackdown death toll passes 500

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The death toll in the Myanmar military's crackdown on protesters has passed 500, as armed rebel…

Myanmar bloodshed ‘absolutely outrageous’, Biden says after deadly weekend

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden led global condemnation of an "absolutely outrageous" crackdown by Myanmar's junta that…

Global condemnation after bloodiest day since Myanmar coup

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Defence chiefs from a dozen countries on Sunday jointly condemned the bloodbath in Myanmar a…

Myanmar military forces civilians to dismantle Yangon barricades

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Makeshift barricades of bamboo, brick and burning rubber tyres have lent the streets of Myanmar's largest…

Yangon residents flee martial law area as Myanmar death toll grows

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Residents of a protest flashpoint district in Myanmar's biggest city fled on flatbed trucks and tuk-tuks…

At least 20 dead in Myanmar crackdown: monitoring group

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 20 people were killed in Myanmar on Monday after another day of unrest and…

At least three dead as Myanmar protests continue after overnight violence

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least three people were killed when demonstrators took to the streets again across Myanmar Saturday,…

UN fears ‘crimes against humanity’ in Myanmar; says at least 70 killed since Feb. 1 coup

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's military is likely committing "crimes against humanity" in its attempt to stay in power,…

Myanmar protesters ‘barricaded’ in by security forces: UN

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Hundreds of peaceful anti-coup protesters were "barricaded" by Myanmar security forces in apartment buildings in Yangon…

E. Guinea military camp blasts toll rises to 105

by Samuel Obiang MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- The death toll from four explosions that rocked a military camp in…

200 peaceful protesters cordoned by Myanmar security forces: UN

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations said Monday that Myanmar security forces had cordoned some 200 peaceful protesters in…

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