Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it ...

A police spokesperson declined to comment on the unrest, telling AFP: ""We still have nothing to say about today's events." As he was sworn in, Chapo vowed "to devote all my energies to ...

This year the countries will mark 78 years of diplomatic relations, but Myanmar people no longer feel their “old friend” is ...

Mozambique President-elect Daniel Chapo will be sworn into office on Wednesday after weeks of deadly political unrest, but the main opposition leader has vowed to "paralyse" the country with fresh ...

Cairo reportedly began compiling lists of Egyptians who had decided to go and fight in Syria after the start of the uprising. Saudi state media, citing Egyptian sources, reported that some of the ...

Mozambique kicked off an inauguration ceremony Wednesday where President-elect Daniel Chapo will be sworn into office after weeks of deadly political unrest, but the main opposition leader has vowed ...

Most likely is Myanmar and Russia when the current hostilities die down. Syria may become safe in a couple of years if the new Government doesn’t turn repressive. I can’t see Lebanon or Venezuela ...

Myanmar’s State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has spent a total of 19 years in detention since 1989, according to the Burma Campaign UK rights group. The 79-year-old Nobel laureate is in her fourth ...

Mozambique's new president Daniel Chapo vowed to unite the country Wednesday upon taking the oath of office under heavy guard following weeks of deadly political unrest. Chapo, 48, who was previously ...

Chapo, 48, extends his Frelimo party's 50-year rule of the gas-rich African nation amid claims by opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane that the vote was rigged, which sparked unrest that an NGO says ...

Mozambique has been roiled by political unrest and disruptive protests following its elections on 9 October 2024, which were marred by accusations of vote rigging. Mozambican electoral authorities ...

Landslides in the jade mining area of Hpakant in Myanmar have been a regular theme of this blog over the years. This is a mining area on an epic scale, but it is also a true wild west, with poor ...