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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 17, dozens still missing
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 14
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 13
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Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing
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91 people possibly still under collapsed Indonesian school: official
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UN warns Myanmar conflict blocking Rohingya return
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Argentina court urged to include Arakan Army atrocities in Rohingya genocide case
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EU wants Myanmar’s reply before slapping embargoes
The European Union says that it wants to see Myanmar's reply before going for tougher measures like imposing an economic embargo or other restrictive measures against the country.
18 October 2017, 12:09 PM
UN top official witnesses dozens of burnt Rohingya villages
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman has viewed dozens of burned and destroyed villages of Rohingyas in Rakhine state of Myanmar.
18 October 2017, 11:00 AM
Indian folk singer shot dead after receiving ‘life-threat’
A 22-year-old Indian singer is shot dead on her way back home in Delhi after a performance in Haryana's Panipat.
18 October 2017, 09:57 AM
IPU calls upon UNSC, Human Rights Council for intervention on Rohingya crisis
Inter-Parliamentary Union in its 137th Assembly calls upon the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and Human Rights Council to urgently intervene and halt the human tragedy affecting the Rohingya minority of Myanmar.
18 October 2017, 07:29 AM
World now much closer to Bangladesh over Rohingya issue: FM
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali today said the international community is much closer to Bangladesh than ever before over the Rohingya issue which, he thinks, is an outcome of its diplomacy.
18 October 2017, 06:12 AM
Myanmar army killed hundreds of Rohingyas: Amnesty
Myanmar security forces killed hundreds of men, women and children during a systematic campaign to expel Rohingya Muslims, Amnesty International says in a new report that calls for an arms embargo on the country and criminal prosecution of the perpetrators.
18 October 2017, 04:24 AM
Marawi 'liberated' from IS: Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday declared a southern city "liberated from terrorists' influence" but the military said the five-
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Up to 15,000 refugees stranded near Bangladesh-Myanmar border, says UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency is concerned about the humanitarian condition of thousands of new arrivals who are stranded near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
17 October 2017, 09:57 AM
Speaker for playing effective role in solving Rohingya crisis
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury urges the international community to play an effective and sustainable role in resolving the Rohingya crisis which created a humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh.
17 October 2017, 09:24 AM
Rohingya crisis: UN calls for global solidarity ahead of pledging conference
Senior United Nations officials are urging the international community to come together in support of a 23 October pledging conference to “send a strong message to Rohingya refugees and their generous hosts in Bangladesh that the world is there for them in their greatest time of need.”
17 October 2017, 06:16 AM
UN report on Rohingya hunger withdrawn over Myanmar govt request, The Guardian says
World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations has withdrawn its critical report revealing recently desperate hunger among the persecuted Rohingya people after the Myanmar government demanded it be taken down, reports The Guardian.
17 October 2017, 06:07 AM
‘New satellite images confirm mass destruction in Myanmar’
At least 288 villages are partially or totally destroyed by fire in northern Rakhine State of Myanmar since August 25, 2017, according to new satellite images released by Human Rights Watch.
17 October 2017, 05:48 AM
Bangladesh foreign minister to visit Myanmar Nov 19
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will visit Myanmar next month to attend the 13th ASEM Summit to be held in Myanmar's capital.
17 October 2017, 05:06 AM
IS Southeast Asia chief killed in battle
The head of the Islamic State group in Southeast Asia, who figures on the US "most wanted terrorists" list, was killed yesterday in the
16 October 2017, 18:00 PM
5-point proposal could resolve Rohingya crisis: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the Rohingya crisis can be resolved in line with the five-point proposal she placed in the UN General Assembly session in New York in September.
16 October 2017, 14:29 PM
EU to review all defence cooperation with Myanmar
In a major foreign policy decision, the European Union and its Member States decide to review all practical defence cooperation with Myanmar.
16 October 2017, 12:49 PM
IPU assembly includes Rohingya issue as ‘emergency item’
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has included the Rohingya issue as the top "emergency item" as proposed by Bangladesh while its 137th assembly is underway in Russia's St. Petersburg, officials say.
16 October 2017, 12:39 PM
‘Malaysia to create pressure for Rohingya repatriation’
Malaysia and other Asean countries will jointly create pressure on Myanmar government to speed repatriation of Rohingya people who fled persecution in Myanmar and took refuge in Bangladesh, the deputy prime minister of Malaysia says.
16 October 2017, 06:52 AM
12 Rohingyas die as boat capsizes in Teknaf
At least 12 Rohingya people, including six children and four women, died as a boat carrying them capsized in the Naf River near Shah Porir Dwip area in Teknaf upazila.
16 October 2017, 03:10 AM
Japan to provide emergency $750,000 aid for Rohingyas
To strengthen the emergency water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and child protection response for the new influx of Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar, the Japan government is set to provide Emergency Grant Aid of USD 750,000 for six months through the United Nations Children’s Fund.
15 October 2017, 08:04 AM