A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya has opened at the United Nations' top court. The outcome will have repercussions beyond the Southeast Asian ...

June 16 (Reuters) - Myanmar troops have clashed with ethnic Kachin rebels near Chinese-built dams this week, threatening Chinese energy interests in the country. Here are some questions and answers ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, weaken China, and bring peace to a fractured region with historic US ties.

Home to snowcapped mountains, drought-prone savannas and tropical rainforests, Myanmar hosts tremendous botanical diversity among its richly varied habitats. There are 864 known plant species that are ...

The law gives the military with the legal wherewithal to quash what is likely to be widespread resistance to the December election. Myanmar’s military government has enacted a harsh new electoral law ...

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Myanmar's military rulers are holding a staggered general election beginning Dec. 28 and ending in late January. Their hope is that it will return some stability to the country ...

Is it safe to return to a country wracked by an abusive armed conflict, widespread atrocities, and targeted ethnic violence, including war crimes and crimes against humanity? TPS status protects ...

Elections seen widely as a sham are coming to an end, as the junta fights a ruinous civil war and as the main opposition remains barred or jailed. By Richard C. Paddock Myanmar’s military government ...