Myanmar's military chief has threatened to crack down on any media outlets if they continue to use the word 'coup' to describe what his armed forced have done. Thats according to reports by ...

Pressure is mounting on authorities in Myanmar to release two Reuters journalists who have been held incommunicado by police for a week after their arrest for alleged violation of a colonial-era ...

Protesters take part in a ceremony to pray for those who died during demonstrations against Myanmar's military coup in Yangon on Feb. 28. (Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP) Five images from the past three days ...

According to Myanmar Facebook users, their posts are being taken down by the popular social media company for containing the word ‘kalar’. Although the etymology of the word is still debated, it is ...

YANGON, Myanmar-- Myanmar's minority Rohingya Muslims are among the most persecuted people on earth, and advocates of their cause were hoping President Obama would not only press the issue during his ...

When US President Barack Obama enters Myanmar’s highest level ASEAN summit Wednesday, observers will be waiting eagerly for a single word: Rohingya. Since 2012, when deadly inter-communal violence ...

The Vatican is pushing back against criticism aimed at Pope Francis for not speaking out against Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya Muslims during his historic visit to the southeast Asian country.

The pope had been warned that the term could inflame the desperate situation. — -- After much speculation, Pope Francis did not use the word "Rohingya" in a speech Tuesday in Myanmar, instead ...

A woman prays at St. Mary's Cathedral in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 15. Pope Francis will visit the southeast Asian country Nov. 27-30. (CNS photo/Paul Jeffery) YANGON, Myanmar (CNS) — When Pope Francis ...

Pressure is mounting on authorities in Myanmar to release two Reuters journalists who have been held incommunicado by police for a week after their arrest for alleged violation of a colonial-era ...