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Drones playing bigger role in Myanmar conflict
AFP, Published on 09/01/2025
» MOE BYE, Myanmar - A Myanmar military drone tracked a car carrying anti-junta forces as it drove through the contested village of Moe Bye. Moments after it parked near a house, the operator dropped an explosive.
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.
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.
Belgian king decorates last Congolese WWII vet
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» KINSHASA - Belgium's King Philippe on Wednesday decorated the last surviving Congolese World War II veteran, on the second day of his historic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Belgian king decorates last Congolese WW2 vet
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» KINSHASA - Belgium's King Philippe on Wednesday decorated the last surviving Congolese World War II veteran, an AFP correspondent said, during a historic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
US says Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya
AFP, Published on 21/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: The United States will Monday officially declare that the violence against the Rohingya minority committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide, a move cautiously welcomed by activists and members of the beleaguered community.
At UN, Russia, China call out 'unilateral' sanctions
AFP, Published on 08/02/2022
» Russia, facing the threat of Western penalties over Ukraine, and China on Monday spoke out against what they called "unilateral" sanctions imposed by countries without the backing of the United Nations Security Council.
Sanctions and new charges, 1 year after Myanmar coup
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: The United States, Britain and Canada unveiled coordinated sanctions on Myanmar officials Monday as the junta leveled fresh charges against Aung San Suu Kyi -- one year after ousting her in a coup.
Sudan PM Hamdok to return to lead government after deal: mediators
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» KHARTOUM: Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok have reached a deal for his return and the release of civilian leaders detained since a military coup, mediators said Sunday.