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The Trump administration has heard competing proposals that would significantly alter longstanding U.S. policy toward Myanmar ...
This region is globally recognised for seismic activity because it lies atop a major tectonic boundary, where the Indian ...
World War II pilot Charles W. McCook died in action in 1943 but his remains were not identified for more than 80 years. He ...
The remains of Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Henry J. Carlin, who disappeared in a WWII crash over Burma in 1943, have been identified and will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
More than 100 would-be immigrants from Afghanistan, Burma, Togo, Somalia, and Iran allege the Trump administration’s travel ...
The other men killed in the crash and now positively identified include First Lt. Charles W. McCook, 23, who was the pilot; ...
A patrol of Bangladeshi Border Guards attempts to prevent Rohingya refugees from crossing into Bangladesh from Burma, on the banks of the Naf River, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Nov. 22, 2016 ...
As Burma heads to historic elections, Bill Whitaker reports on the country's democratic movement and the woman most responsible for it, Aung San Suu Kyi (Original air date: Oct. 25, 2015) The ...
The army has a proud history in Burma and “will always have a special place” in government, Burmese President Thein Sein said in an interview Sunday with The Washington Post, on the eve of a ...
Burma Isn’t Broke The junta, not a lack of resources, is to blame for the people’s poverty. By Sean Turnell Aug. 6, 2009 3:24 pm ET ...
"Burma has a poor human rights record, but its record on child soldiers is the worst in the world," said Jo Becker, advocacy director of the Children's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch.