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AP PHOTOS: Rohingya girls find joy in elaborate makeup

Sep 14, 2018

AP PHOTOS: Amid the misery and mud of Bangladesh's refugee camps, Rohingya girls have found small moments of joy by adorning themselves with flowery headbands and elaborately-drawn makeup

Rights groups warn against US flouting international court

Sep 11, 2018

Afghan rights workers warn that U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's blistering attack on the International Criminal Court will strengthen a climate of impunity

The Latest: Syria says it's committed to 'liberate' Idlib

Sep 7, 2018

Syria's U.N. ambassador says the government is committed to regain Syrian territory and "liberate it from terrorism and foreign occupation."

Iraqi PM orders probe into bloody Basra protests

Sep 5, 2018

Iraq's prime minister has ordered an investigation into violent protests in the southern city of Basra that killed and wounded several civilians and security forces

Rights group: Strike on bus in Yemen is 'apparent war crime'

Sep 2, 2018

An international rights group says an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition that killed dozens of people in Yemen last month is an apparent war crime

Saudi-led coalition regrets errors in attack on bus in Yemen

Sep 1, 2018

A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels has expressed its regret and pledged to hold those responsible accountable for mistakes in a deadly airstrike in northern Yemen.

A year after fleeing Myanmar, Rohingya demand justice

Aug 25, 2018

Rohingya Muslim refugees are marking the one-year anniversary of the attacks that sent them fleeing to safety in Bangladesh, praying they can return home and demanding justice for their dead relatives and neighbors

A year later, fractured Rohingya community sees little hope

Aug 24, 2018

A year after some 700,000 Rohingya fled attacks by Myanmar security forces and Buddhist mobs, a divided community - some in Bangladesh and some in Myanmar - sees little hope that their lives will improve

'Move, move, move': Racing to save a Rohingya boy in peril

Aug 24, 2018

'Move, move, move': The race to save a drowning Rohingya boy exposes the spiraling crisis in the crowded refugee camps that sprawl over Bangladeshi hillsides and teem with dangers

Rohingya refugees celebrate holiday amid memories of home

Aug 22, 2018

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees living in sprawling camps in Bangladesh are celebrating the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, praying for better lives as they wonder if they'll ever again celebrate at their homes in Myanmar