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Rohingya Muslims flee as more than 2,600 houses burned in Myanmar's Rakhine

Sat Sep 2, 2017 12:50:53

More than 2,600 houses have been burned down in Rohingya-majority areas of Myanmar's northwest in the last week, the government said on Saturday, in one of the deadliest bouts of violence involving the Muslim minority in decades.

Erdogan accuses Myanmar of ‘Genocide’ against Rohingya

Sat Sep 2, 2017 11:19:23

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Myanmar of “genocide” against the Rohingya Muslim minority, who have fled in the tens of thousands across the border into Bangladesh to escape ethnic violence.

16 Rohingya, including children, drown fleeing Myanmar

Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:55:09

Coastguards in Bangladesh on Thursday found the bodies of 16 Rohingya, many of them children, who drowned when their boat capsized as they fled an upsurge in violence in Myanmar that has forced at least 18,500 to seek refuge across the border.

Up to 18,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar violence last week- migration agency IOM

Wed Aug 30, 2017 11:45:41

About 18,000 Rohingya Muslims are estimated to have crossed into Bangladesh in the last week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday, seeking to escape the worst violence in Myanmar's northwest in at least five years.

Japan, S Korea hold drills after North’s missile launch

Tue Aug 29, 2017 14:01:11

South Korea and Japan conduct separate military drills after the North launched a ballistic missile that traveled over northern Japan, sparking a fresh wave of global condemnations and warnings.

N.Korea Ballistic Missile Flew 2,700 km-S.Korea Military

Tue Aug 29, 2017 07:53:41

A North Korean ballistic missile launched on Tuesday from near the capital of Pyongyang flew about 2,700 km (1,677 miles) and reached an altitude of about 550 km, South Korea's military said.

North Korea tests short-range missiles as South Korea, U.S. conduct drills

Sat Aug 26, 2017 07:58:23

North Korea fired several short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast early on Saturday, South Korea and the U.S. military said, as the two allies conducted annual joint military drills that the North denounces as preparation for war.

N Korea leader orders production of more missiles

Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:12:20

North Korea’s leader has ordered the production of more rocket warheads and engines, shortly after the United States suggested that its threats of military action and sanctions were having an impact on Pyongyang’s behavior.

Indonesia to buy 1.14 billion dollar worth of Russian jets

Tue Aug 22, 2017 13:14:29

Indonesia will buy 11 Sukhoi fighter jets worth $1.14 billion from Russia in exchange for cash and Indonesian commodities, two cabinet ministers said on Tuesday.

North Korea shows Guam attack in new video as it warns of 'merciless revenge' against US over drills

Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:11:02

North Korea has unveiled a propaganda video of its threat to fire missiles near the US territory of Guam as it threatened the US with “merciless revenge” for ignoring Pyongyang’s warnings over annual military drills with South Korea.

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