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In this Sept. 25, 2017 file photo, Rohingya Muslim children, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait to receive handouts near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

'Ongoing genocide' against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims: UN...

Report by UN investigators said top Myanmar generals, including the Commander-in-Chief, must be investigated and...

25 Oct 2018 7:33 AM GMT

Khmer Rouge former head of state Khieu Samphan, 87 -- seen here in 2017 -- and his co-defendant are the two most senior living members of the group. (Photo: AFP)

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide in landmark...

This ruling was the first to acknowledge Pol Pot's reign of terror that saw some two million Cambodians die as a...

16 Nov 2018 10:35 AM GMT

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Israel's Holocaust museum appeals for artifacts as survivors dwindle

Many survivors leave items to the museum in their wills.

13 April 2018 4:28 AM GMT

About 150,000-200,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladeshs Coxs Bazar are at risk from flooding and landslides during the monsoon season. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar delays UN refugee chief's visit

Myanmar has postponed a planned visit by the UN refugee chief to Rakhine state

15 Jan 2019 10:36 AM GMT

The figure is the highest estimated death toll yet of violence that erupted on August 25 and triggered a massive refugee crisis, with more than 6, 20,000 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh in three months. (Representational image)

Myanmar court jails Rakhine leader for 20 years on charges of treason

A Myanmar court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent ethnic Rakhine leader to 20 years in jail for treason, a verdict likely...

19 March 2019 9:31 AM GMT

In this May 10, 2001, file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi , left, is greeted by President Omar El-Bashir, center, upon his arrival in Khartoum. (Photo:AP)

Sudan revels as Dictator Omar al-Bashir, is forced out of power

Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, long wanted on genocide and war crimes charges, was finally brought down in a popular...

11 April 2019 1:40 PM GMT

Dozens of surrendering Tamils, including senior Tiger political leaders and their families, had been shot dead by soldiers. (Photo;AP)

An anecdote of two genocides: Rwanda and Sri Lanka

The Rwandan genocide offers important lessons for Sri Lanka.

21 May 2019 7:14 AM GMT

In this image from video, Zumret Dawut, a Uighur from Chinas far western Xinjiang region, holds documents she brought with her, at her new home in Woodbridge, Va., on Monday, June 15, 2020. Dawut says in China, she was forcibly sterilized for having a third child after being released from a Xinjiang detention camp. (AP)

China forces birth control on Uighurs to curb Muslim population

Parents of three or more are ripped away from their families and sent to detention camps unless they can pay huge fines,...

29 Jun 2020 4:49 AM GMT

Dharam Sansad was held at Ved Niketan Dham in Haridwar for three days from December 16 to 19. (Photo: Screengrab)

Aakar Patel | Listen to what the world says: Step back from the...

It is not safe to be dismissive about words like genocide, but unfortunately, that is what India is doing today

24 Jan 2022 6:36 PM GMT

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Russia war a 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine: Biden

Biden said it would be up to lawyers to decide if Russia's conduct met the international standard for genocide, as...

13 April 2022 5:05 AM GMT

The killings took place on August 25, 2017, the report said, the same day that the Rohingya insurgents staged coordinated deadly raids on police posts that tipped the state into crisis. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar Army chief had 'genocidal intent': UN probe on Rohingya...

A year ago, government troops led a brutal crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state in response to attacks by Arakan...

27 Aug 2018 9:05 AM GMT

Rohingya Muslims, who spent four days in the open after crossing over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carry their belongings after they were allowed to proceed towards a refugee camp, at Palong Khali, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

UN has 'no right to interfere' says Myanmar army chief

No country, organisation or group has the 'right to interfere in and make decisions over sovereignty of a country',...

24 Sep 2018 8:47 AM GMT