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U.N. chief to brief Security Council on Myanmar on Thursday

Tue Sep 26, 2017 08:35:29

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will publicly brief the Security Council on Thursday on violence in Myanmar, which he has described as ethnic cleansing, after seven countries on the 15-member body requested the meeting.

North Korea says U.S. 'declared war,' warns it could shoot down U.S. bombers

Tue Sep 26, 2017 07:39:06

North Korea’s foreign minister said on Monday President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and that Pyongyang reserved the right to take countermeasures, including shooting down U.S. bombers even if they are not in its air space.

WHO warns of cholera threat in Bangladesh Rohingya camps

Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:39:47

The World Health Organisation warned Monday of a growing cholera risk in the makeshift refugee camps in Bangladesh where more than 435,000 Rohingya Muslims have sought shelter from unrest in Myanmar.

High stakes in Myanmar as Suu Kyi to address Rohingya crisis

Sun Sep 17, 2017 14:27:01

As Rakhine state burns and Rohingya flee, Aung San Suu Kyi is preparing to address Myanmar on the crisis for the first time -- a high wire act seeking to soothe global outrage without baiting an army that is again showing its teeth.

Kuwait to expel North Korean ambassador, other diplomats

Sun Sep 17, 2017 14:13:19

Kuwait says it will expel North Korea's ambassador and four other diplomats.

Iran’s aid for Rohingyas reaches Bangladesh border with Myanmar

Sun Sep 17, 2017 10:32:49

Forty tons of Iran's relief aid has reached the Bangladesh border with Myanmar, where tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims are stranded after fleeing what has been called "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" by the UN.

North Korea says seeking military 'equilibrium' with U.S.

Sat Sep 16, 2017 09:59:05

North Korea said on Saturday it aims to reach an “equilibrium” of military force with the United States, which earlier signaled its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan for the second time in under a month.

Bangladesh warns Myanmar over border amid refugee crisis

Sat Sep 16, 2017 09:01:20

Bangladesh has accused Myanmar of repeatedly violating its air space and warned that any more "provocative acts" could have "unwarranted consequences", raising the possibility of a deterioration in relations already strained by a refugee crisis.

China endorses Myanmar's crackdown, U.N. sees "ethnic cleansing"

Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:03:17

China has endorsed Myanmar’s offensive against Rohingya Muslim insurgents, though the U.N. secretary-general said the operation, which has forced nearly 400,000 people to flee to Bangladesh, was best described as “ethnic cleansing”.

UN chief: Myanmar Rohingyas are victims of ethnic cleansing

Thu Sep 14, 2017 08:48:32

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that ethnic cleansing is taking place in Myanmar against the Rohingya Muslim minority, and the U.N. Security Council condemned the violence that has led nearly 380,000 Rohingyas to flee to Bangladesh.

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