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Unrecognized at home, Rohingya refugee receives 1st ID card

Oct 6, 2017

The hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence and discrimination in Myanmar are receiving some of the recognition they've long been denied, in the form of ID cards issued by Bangladesh

Sri Lankan monk remanded for attack on Rohingya Muslims

Oct 2, 2017

A Sri Lankan court has remanded a Buddhist monk who, alongside other hard-line Buddhists, stormed a U.N. safe house for Rohingya Muslims, forcing the refugees to flee for protection

Head of UN food agency says world must step up Rohingya aid

Oct 1, 2017

The head of the United Nations' food-assistance agency has urged the international community to step up its support for the relief operation for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh or risk "a massive catastrophic disaster."

Myanmar refugee exodus tops 500,000 as more Rohingya flee

Sep 29, 2017

Five weeks after a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar began, the U.N. says the number of arrivals in Bangladesh has now topped a half a million

Sep 27, 2017

UN refugee agency alarmed over attack on Rohingya refugees

The UN refugee agency says it is alarmed by the mob attack on Rohingya Muslim refugees in Sri Lanka as senior government officials called for stern legal action against the perpetrators that included Buddhist monks

Sep 27, 2017

Saudi women allowed to drive in latest reform push by prince

Saudi women will be allowed to drive in the latest reform push by the crown prince

Sep 26, 2017

Bangladesh plans separate shelters for Rohingya children

Bangladesh says it is planning to build separate shelters for 6,000 Rohingya Muslim children who entered the country without parents to escape violence in neighboring Myanmar

Sep 25, 2017

'Too many people': Refugee influx worries Bangladesh town

A miles-long beach makes Cox's Bazar Bangladesh's top tourist destination, but to the south, vast areas are now taken over by a sea of bamboo and plastic tents, homes for many of the more than 430,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled from Myanmar

AP PHOTOS: Rohingya cry for 'motherland' at refugee camp

Sep 25, 2017

AP PHOTOS: Rohingya cry for their 'motherland' at Bangladesh refugee camp

Witnesses: Many Rohingya still trying to flee Myanmar

Sep 24, 2017

The massive exodus of Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar to escape brutal persecution appears to have slowed down, but several recent refugees say at least tens of thousands more are huddled near beaches or in forests waiting to escape