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Pope Francis visits Myanmar in high stakes visit
World
November 27, 2017
Pope Francis visits Myanmar in high stakes visit
Pope Francis arrived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar Monday on a highly sensitive visit to a country facing sharp global criticism…
Bangladesh says agreed with Myanmar for UNHCR to assist Rohingya’s return
World
November 25, 2017
Bangladesh says agreed with Myanmar for UNHCR to assist Rohingya’s return
Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to take help from the UN refugee agency to safely repatriate hundreds of thousands of…
China outlines plan to resolve Rohingya crisis
World
November 20, 2017
China outlines plan to resolve Rohingya crisis
China called for a ceasefire in Myanmar’s Rakhine State so that Rohingya Muslim refugees can return from Bangladesh, proposing a…
Rohingya boy floats across river to flee Myanmar violence
World
November 13, 2017
Rohingya boy floats across river to flee Myanmar violence
Nabi Hussain owes his life to a yellow plastic oil container. The 13-year-old Rohingya boy couldn’t swim, and had never…
Suu Kyi visits Myanmar region torn by Rohingya conflict
World
November 2, 2017
Suu Kyi visits Myanmar region torn by Rohingya conflict
Aung San Suu Kyi made her first visit as Myanmar’s leader Thursday to the conflict-torn region where more than half…
Rohingya fleeing Myanmar recount horror of capsized boat
World
October 27, 2017
Rohingya fleeing Myanmar recount horror of capsized boat
Across the ferocious waves and the churning black water, Alam Jafar could see his frantic 7-year-old son gasping for breath,…
Myanmar’s Rohingya exodus: A desperate escape
World
October 26, 2017
Myanmar’s Rohingya exodus: A desperate escape
The world’s fastest-growing humanitarian crisis shows no signs of abating, two months after militant attacks triggered a military crackdown in…
Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily
World
October 23, 2017
Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily
Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar, an “untenable situation” for neighbor Bangladesh, the country’s UN envoy…
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh
World
October 17, 2017
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims are fleeing large-scale violence and persecution in Myanmar and crossing into Bangladesh, where more than half…
Vaccination begins in Bangladesh camps to head off cholera outbreak
World
October 10, 2017
Vaccination begins in Bangladesh camps to head off cholera outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) began distributing 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine on Tuesday in Bangladesh’s camps for Rohingya refugees…