Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost cultural profile
Supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, but a celebration Wednesday ...
From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe
The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism ...
Third attempt to auction off the home of Myanmar’s ousted Aung San Suu Kyi fails to draw any bidders
A renewed attempt to auction off the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been unsuccessful ...
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AP PHOTOS: Tens of thousands of migratory birds have made this Indian lake their winter home
NAGROTA SURIYAN, India (AP) — Before the day breaks on a winter morning at the Pong Lake wetland in northern India, muffled honks of geese are heard in the distance. A lone fisherman wrapped in ...
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Myanmar’s military government extends its mandate to rule another 6 months
The military declared a state of emergency on Feb. 1, 2021, when it arrested the country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and top officials from her government in an army takeover which reversed years ...
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Peace prospects look bleak
The United States, United Kingdom, European Union and others criticized the military takeover in a statement that also called for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political ...
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No way home for Myanmar migrants stuck in Thai limbo 4 years after coup usurped Aung San Suu Kyi
Fleeing the economic ruin that followed the coup, and the threat of conscription into a military they loathe, Myanmar exiles in Thailand say that their safety comes with a new set of problems ...
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Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages
BANGKOK (AP) — Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar ... statement that also called for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. They said nearly 20 million ...