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2 Myanmar photojournalists freed on bail in Bangladesh

Sep 23, 2017

Bangladesh police say two Myanmar photojournalists arrested while covering a massive influx of Rohingya refugees from their country have been released on bail, but they can't leave the country as the charges brought against them have yet to be dropped.

Rohingya man's Myanmar escape highlights relief and regrets

Sep 23, 2017

Rohingya man's dangerous escape from Myanmar highlights relief and regrets of refugees entering Bangladesh

For Rohingya Muslim child refugees, too many losses to count

Sep 22, 2017

Rohingya Muslim refugee children struggle with the traumas they've lived through and the loss of their childhood

Business ties complicate Muslim states' response to Rohingya

Sep 21, 2017

The muted response of the Muslim world to the exodus of Rohingya Muslims may have roots in lucrative business interests in Southeast Asia

Bangladesh truck carrying Rohingya Muslim aid crashes; 9 die

Sep 21, 2017

Nine aid workers die in crash of truck filled with aid for Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh, hours after another shipment in the refugees' violence-wracked home state in Myanmar is attacked by a Buddhist mob

Indian government says Rohingya Muslims are security threat

Sep 18, 2017

The Indian government has told the Supreme Court it has evidence there are extremists who pose a security threat among up to 40,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar and settled in many Indian cities

Bangladesh restricts Rohingya refugees, starts immunization

Sep 18, 2017

Bangladeshi authorities are trying to restrict the movement of Muslim Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar into crowded border camps and have started immunizing tens of thousands of children against diseases.

Red Cross condemns children's death in recent Yemen shelling

Sep 17, 2017

The Red Cross has condemned the killing of children in Yemen by apparent shelling, saying Friday's attack in the city of Taiz was a reminder of the "immense suffering" endured by civilians in the war-ravaged Arab nation

Bangladesh accuses Myanmar of violating its airspace

Sep 16, 2017

Amid refugee crisis, Bangladesh accuses Myanmar of violating its airspace; Myanmar denies charge

Fleeing Rohingya Muslims watch as homes burn in Myanmar

Sep 15, 2017

Groups of fleeing Rohingya Muslims watched from inside Bangladesh as another of the homes in their abandoned village across the border in Myanmar went up in flames