Rohingya Refugee Influx Inspires Bangladeshi Aid; Worry
DHAKA, Bangladesh — They had seen the images of Rohingya Muslim refugees arriving hungry and exhausted after traveling days without food to reach Myanmar's border with Bangladesh. They had heard the stories of gunshot wounds and midnight escapes from angry mobs and soldiers.
Death Toll in Vietnam Flooding, Landslides Rises to 68
HANOI — The death toll from landslides and heavy rain triggered by a tropical depression in Vietnam has climbed to 68, with another 34 people missing, officials said Sunday.
Minnesota Doctor Faces Deportation to Malaysia
ROCHESTER, Minnesota — A Rochester physician who left her Malaysian village as a teenager could be deported to her birth country as early as next week.
Ex-UN Chief Annan: Get Myanmar Refugees Home, Not to Camps
UNITED NATIONS — Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Myanmar on Friday to make sure the half-million Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled in the last two months can go home, and not go to camps.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Urges Unity, Creates New Aid Committee
YANGON — Myanmar's embattled leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, called for national unity Thursday and said she has created a committee that will oversee all international and local assistance in violence-struck Rakhine state.
Floods and Landslides Kill 54, Leave 39 Missing in Vietnam
HANOI — Floods and landslides have killed at least 54 people in Vietnam and left another 39 missing since a tropical depression hit the country earlier this week, officials said Friday.
UN: Myanmar Violence Meant to Expel Rohingya
GENEVA — A report by the U.N. human rights office says attacks against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar point to a strategy to instill "widespread...
Catalonia Closely Watched From Thailand, Philippines to Indonesia
LONDON — When Catalans voted for independence 10 days ago, Scottish independence activist Math Campbell-Sturgess traveled to Spain to observe the voting process, which was marred by thuggish attacks by police trying to shut down the disputed referendum.
Video in Malaysian Court Shows Practice Before Kim Attack
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — A Malaysian court has been shown airport security video where a Vietnamese murder suspect smeared something on a person's face two days before she allegedly attacked the half brother of North Korea's leader in the same manner.
Video Shows Kim Jong Un’s Brother Motionless on Gurney After Attack
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia — A Malaysian airport security video shows the poisoned half brother of North Korea's leader apparently unconscious on a gurney and being pumped with oxygen by medical attendants as they wait for an elevator to take him to an ambulance.
