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Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, ICJ hears
AFP, Published on 12/01/2026
» THE HAGUE — Myanmar deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority with "horrific violence" in a bid to destroy the community, Gambia's justice minister told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday at the start of a genocide hearing.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
Aftershocks rattle Myanmar as rescuers search for survivors
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» MANDALAY (MYANMAR) - Rescuers braved aftershocks to scour the devastated city of Mandalay for survivors on Monday, after a massive earthquake killed at least 1,700 people in Myanmar and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand.
The Burmese barmaid who nabbed a North Korean assassin
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» YANGON, Myanmar: Forty years ago, Myanmar barmaid Dar San Ye stood in a river running through Rangoon, squaring up to a North Korean agent gripping a live grenade.
Invasive species a growing and costly threat, key report to find
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» PARIS: Invasive species that destroy forests, ravage crops and cause extinctions are a major and growing threat worldwide, a landmark UN-backed assessment is poised to report.
King Charles III saddles up for birthday parade
AFP, Published on 17/06/2023
» LONDON: King Charles III will take part in his annual birthday parade on horseback Saturday, the first time the British monarch has ridden at the event since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1986.
Pythons on your porch? Call Myanmar's 'Snake Princess'
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» KYAUKTAGA, Myanmar: At four in the morning outside a Rangoon monastery, Shwe Lei and her team were wrestling 30 writhing pythons into old rice sacks and loading them into a van.
Myanmar admits air strike on gathering; 100 feared dead
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta has confirmed that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of people were reported killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations (UN) and Western powers.
International anger as air strikes kill dozens in Myanmar
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» BANGKOK - Dozens of people in central Myanmar were killed in air strikes Tuesday, according to local media reports and a witness contacted by AFP, as the United Nations and Western powers condemned the attacks and demanded accountability.
Royal funerals: pomp, pageantry and sometimes privacy
AFP, Published on 19/09/2022
» LONDON - Funerals for senior royals since World War II have tended to be very public affairs, with pomp, pageantry and popular fervour.