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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi meets Tillerson, UN chief on Rohingya crisis

MANILA: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi faced rising global pressure Tuesday to solve the… Read More

Muslim man shot dead by cow vigilantes in India

JAIPUR: A Muslim man transporting cows was allegedly shot dead by cow vigilantes and another… Read More

Myanmar Rohingya must return as citizens: UN refugee chief

GENEVA: Myanmar must grant citizenship to the Rohingya to allow hundreds of thousands of people… Read More

Ball game brings rare joy to Rohingya refugee boys

KUTUPALONG, BANGLADESH: In a refugee camp in Bangladesh crammed with makeshift bamboo shelters, Rohingya boys… Read More

Bangladesh arrests prominent Buddhist charity chief on terrorism charges

COX'S BAZAAR: Bangladesh has arrested on terrorism charges a prominent Buddhist whose charity operates in… Read More

Over 600,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, says UN

TEKNAF, BANGLADESH: More than 600,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh since violence erupted… Read More

14,000 lone children among Rohingya refugees: Bangladesh

COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH: Nearly 14,000 children who have lost one or both parents are among… Read More

German minister upsets fellow conservatives by proposing Muslim holidays

BERLIN: German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has upset fellow members of Chancellor Angela Merkel's… Read More

Former UN chief Annan says Rohingya must return to Myanmar

NEW YORK: Former UN chief Kofi Annan urged the Security Council on Friday to push… Read More

Indian police hunt men accused of killing Muslim folk singer

JAIPUR: Indian police said Thursday they were still hunting for two men suspected of murdering… Read More

Viking Age script deciphered mentioning ‘Allah’ and ‘Ali’

Researchers in Sweden have found Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves,… Read More

Army in ‘systematic’ campaign to drive Rohingya from Myanmar: UN

GENEVA: Myanmar's "systematic" crackdown on the Rohingya is aimed at permanently expelling the minority Muslim… Read More

Pope to meet top Buddhist monks in Myanmar, address military

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will meet Myanmar’s top Buddhist monks, its military generals and civilian… Read More

Mass cholera vaccinations begin in Rohingya camps

THANKALI, BANGLADESH: The United Nations launched one of its biggest ever cholera vaccination drives in… Read More

Bangladesh police hunt man who married Rohingya refugee

COX’S BAZAR: Bangladesh police were Sunday searching for a man who defied a ban and… Read More

Lack of access to Myanmar’s Rakhine state ‘unacceptable’: UN

GENEVA: The lack of humanitarian access granted by Myanmar's government to Rakhine state, where more… Read More

Bangladesh destroys boats ferrying Rohingya from Myanmar

SHAH PORIR DWIP, BANGLADESH: Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims… Read More

10,000 Rohingya at Bangladesh border as exodus swells again

YANGON: More than 10,000 Rohingya have massed near a crossing point with Bangladesh, Myanmar media… Read More

US visas to six Muslim nations drop after travel ban

WASHINGTON: In the first two months after a June Supreme Court ruling allowed partial implementation… Read More

NGOs denounce ‘crimes against humanity’ in Myanmar

NEW YORK: Nearly 90 non-governmental organizations have denounced "crimes against humanity" committed by authorities in… Read More