Bangladesh
Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of fresh ‘war crimes’ in Rakhine
World
May 29, 2019
Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of fresh ‘war crimes’ in Rakhine
Myanmar’s military is guilty of committing new “war crimes”, extrajudicial killings and torture in its fight against ethnic Rakhine rebels,…
Mass evacuations as monster cyclone heads for India
World
May 2, 2019
Mass evacuations as monster cyclone heads for India
Nearly 800,000 people in eastern India have been evacuated from the path of an incoming major cyclone packing winds gusting…
Rohingya reject relocation to Bangladesh’s island ‘prison camp’
World
March 15, 2019
Rohingya reject relocation to Bangladesh’s island ‘prison camp’
Bhashan Char is a small sediment island that is vulnerable to flooding and cyclones. On Wednesday, Bangladeshi authorities said they would begin relocating Rohingya…
UN envoy fears ‘new crisis’ for Rohingya if moved to Bangladesh island
World
March 11, 2019
UN envoy fears ‘new crisis’ for Rohingya if moved to Bangladesh island
GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar voiced deep concern on Monday over Bangladesh’s plan to…
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawyers representing Syrian refugees in Jordan have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Syria for…
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
SUNAMGANJ, Bangladesh (AP) — The father of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group in…
Ruthless meth networks get ill-prepared Myanmar hooked
World
February 20, 2019
Ruthless meth networks get ill-prepared Myanmar hooked
Mobs of stick-wielding church-goers in Myanmar’s northeast used to descend on dealers and addicts in a desperate effort to save…
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
World
February 8, 2019
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state,…
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
World
February 6, 2019
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) – UN refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday visited camps in Bangladesh for Muslim Rohingya…
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
Environment
February 5, 2019
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this…