Myanmar is facing a worsening fuel shortage caused by global supply pressures, including tensions in the Middle East as well as domestic constraints. The crisis is putting additional strain on a country already struggling with civil war,

A UN expert today called on the international community to step up efforts for accountability in Myanmar, saying that decades of impunity have led the country to a human rights catastrophe. “Ending the crisis will require not only dismantling the military’s capacity to attack and oppress the people of Myanmar,

Myanmar’s military regime is broadening its ban on sanitary pads, claiming the resistance PDF are using them as first aid.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Tuerk, poses for a picture. Christiane Oelrich/dpa Violence is on the rise in war-torn Myanmar ahead of planned "military-controlled ...

While the court affirmed dismissal, the Ninth Circuit panel cautioned about the scope of the liability immunization afforded to internet companies under its own precedent.

The UN human rights office has said Myanmar is witnessing intensified violence, repression and intimidation in the buildup to military-controlled elections that have been widely branded as a sham to keep the country’s generals in power. UN human rights ...

Myanmar spiraled further into violence and chaos over the weekend in Yangon, the Southeast Asian nation’s largest city, after security forces killed at least 22 anti-coup protestors and dozens of Chinese-financed factories were vandalized and torched ...

In a request submitted to the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, lawyers included an unusual annex: 20 pages of purple thumbprints. These are the equivalent of signatures from 400 Rohingya women and girls, most of them illiterate refugees who were ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A nationwide strike marked the one-year anniversary Tuesday of the army’s seizure of power in Myanmar, as protests and sporadic violence across the country renewed concern over the ongoing struggle for power. Photos and video on social ...

Three mass graves were recently uncovered in northeastern Syria, including one reportedly at the site of a former detention centre run by the