A 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurred off Sanriku, off Japan's northeast coast, at 16:52 (08:52 BST) local time and had a depth ...

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail More than 250 people, including Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi nationals, are feared dead after ...

Myanmar's new president says he wants stability and reconciliation in a nation torn apart by a military coup. Those released ...

Myanmar's former president Win Myint, detained since a 2021 military coup, was freed on Friday after being pardoned of ...

Myanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 ...

The Kumbh Mela festival, the largest religious gathering in the world, has begun in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, ...

Rohingya activists and legal advocacy groups have filed a criminal case against the head of Myanmar’s military junta in Indonesia, accusing him of acts of genocide against the Rohingya minority group.

Naypyidaw: Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has been elected the country's President after he secured more votes among the three nominees, media reported on Friday. Hlaing's two Vice Presidents are ...

April 3 (UPI) --The leader of Myanmar's military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, was elected president of the country Friday by the country's parliament. Min Aung Hlaing, 69, stepped down as the country's ...

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing won ‌a parliamentary vote on Friday to become the country’s president, formalizing his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Myanmar’s parliament on Friday elected Min Aung ...