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Fears of fresh Myanmar violence as Rohingya crisis intensifies

A ceasefire declared by Muslim Rohingya insurgents is about to come to an end

Myanmar

UN fears further exodus of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into Bangladesh

The United Nations says it is braced for a further exodus of Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into Bangladesh.

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Aid workers struggle to help Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar

Aid workers are scrambling to help the Rohingya Muslims now crowded into the Cox's Bazar region of southern Bangladesh

Myanmar

Euroviews. View: Despite the headlines, the world is not doing enough for the Rohingya

Children are on the frontline of this crisis and they need help urgently, writes Mike Novell

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Myanmar

Fears grow for the plight of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh

Myanmar

Myanmar rejects UN 'ethnic cleansing' claim

Myanmar tells closing UN General Assembly it is not carrying out ethnic cleansing but fighting terrorists

Bangladesh

Bangladesh calls for "safe zones" for fleeing Rohingya Muslims

Appeal comes as aid agencies struggle to cope with the influx of Rohingya, mostly children, fleeing violence in Myanmar

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Rohingya refugees struggle in Bangladesh camps

Nearly half a million Ronhingya Muslims are said to have crossed the border after fleeing violence in Myanmar.

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2 die as boat carrying Rohingya Muslims capsizes

Myanmar

UN urges Myanmar to end violence against Rohingyas

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Myanmar authorities to end violence against Rohingya Muslims, saying the situation there could best be described as ethnic cleansing.

Bangladesh

Myanmar under international pressure to resolve Rohingya situation

US and Bangladesh call for an end to Myanmar violence.

Myanmar

Pressure mounts on Myanmar over Rohingya exodus

Myanmar

Global protests in support for the displaced Muslim Rohingya

More and more people are protesting around the world over the humanitarian crisis unfolding on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border

Myanmar

Red Cross says 'a humanitarian crisis' is looming for the Rohingya

Aid agencies are struggling to cope with the influx of refugees crossing the border from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

Myanmar

Who are the Rohingya and why are they fleeing Myanmar?

The conflict between Myanmar authorities and the Rohingya community has caused approximately 18 500 refugees to flee in less than a week

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Refugees flock to camps on the Myanmar-Bangladesh border

Myanmar

Rohingya plight sparks international protests

Blasts and gunfire reported on Myanmar border with Bangladesh as Rohingya Muslms flee violence

India

South Asia struggles after deadly monsoon flooding

Fears are rising for hundreds of villages stranded by monsoon flood waters in large areas of Nepal, Bangladesh and India.

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Asia floods leaves millions homeless

While all eyes have been on the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Harvey, more than 1,000 people have been killed as a result of devastating floods across Asia

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Bangladeshis swarm Dhaka trains to travel home for Eid al-Adha

Crowds of passengers climbed onto overcrowded trains in Dhaka as millions in the Bangladeshi capital return to their hometown in the lead-up to Eid al-Adha.