The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened ...

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But the shows, which combine dance, drama and music, are also part of an effort by Myanmar’s military rulers to project a veneer of legitimacy.

The democracy movement in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar has for decades found powerful champions in the Republican Party. President George W. Bush introduced, then expanded, wide-ranging ...

Myanmar’s military-backed political party has extended its lead after the second round of voting, according to official figures from the country’s election body, and the country now heads into the ...

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Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled Myanmar during an army crackdown in 2017 Myanmar has denied committing genocide against the Ronhingya people, saying The Gambia has failed to provide ...

Tiny The Gambia was the first to take another country to the ICJ as a third-party rights defender. Gambian Justice Minister and Attorney General Dawda Jallow sits in the courtroom, next to lawyer ...

Myanmar has denied committing genocide against the Ronhingya people, saying The Gambia has failed to provide enough proof, as it begun its defence at the UN's top court. Ko Ko Hlaing, a Myanmar ...

Myanmar on Friday rejected allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority, telling the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that the Gambia’s case rests on “unsubstantiated allegations,” as ...

The flags of Myanmar and Russia sit on a conference table ahead of a meeting behind Myanmar junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing and Valentina Matviyenko, chairperson of Russia’s Federation Council ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...