About 200 people flee Myanmar to Thailand
Around 200 ethnic Karen people fled fighting in Myanmar and crossed the border into Thailand, Thai border officials said Saturday...
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Myanmar towns hit by fighting despite quake truce
Two Myanmar towns on a lucrative trade route to Thailand have been besieged by fighting despite a truce declared after last month鈥檚 massive earthquake, residents said on Thursday...
Downpours drench homeless survivors of Myanmar quake
Heavy rains have lashed the Myanmar region stricken by last month鈥檚 earthquake, aid officials said Wednesday, drenching homeless survivors and bogging down relief efforts...
Maldives ban Israelis in protest at Gaza war
The Maldives announced Tuesday it was banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in 鈥榬esolute solidarity鈥� with the Palestinian people...
Bomb blast kills three police officers in Balochistan
An explosion targeting a police bus in Pakistan鈥檚 southwestern Balochistan province killed at least three officers and wounded 16 others on Tuesday, authorities said.
60,000 Afghans return from Pakistan in 2 weeks: IOM
Nearly 60,000 Afghans have been forced to leave Pakistan since the start of April, the International Organisation for Migration said Tuesday, after Islamabad ramped up a campaign to deport migrants to Afghanistan.
India鈥檚 billionaire jeweller arrested in Belgium over $1.8bn bank fraud
Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium, his lawyer said Monday, in connection with a case of alleged bank fraud.
8 Pakistanis killed in Iran
Separatists killed eight Pakistanis in Iran, Islamabad said on Sunday, across the border from Pakistan鈥檚 Balochistan province where there are regular deadly attacks.
Myanmar marks new year festival mourning quake losses
Thousands marked the start of Myanmar鈥檚 water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month鈥檚 earthquake, with the country鈥檚 most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor.
Four killed in Kashmir gun battles
Three suspected rebels and a soldier were killed in separate firefights near Indian-administered Kashmir鈥檚 unofficial frontier with Pakistan, the Indian army said on Saturday.
UN seeks $275m aid for Myanmar quake victims
The United Nations launched an appeal on Friday for $275 million in donations urgently needed to aid more than one million people affected by the recent magnitude 7.7 earthquake that devastated Myanmar.