A court in Bangladesh sentenced opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in prison. As prime minister, she would have eclipsed about 200,000 euros with her son and co-workers, money that was meant for a charitable institution.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are exposed to high risks during the rainy season. According to the United Nations, researchers concluded that at least 100,000 people should be moved because of threatening landslides and flooding in the monsoon season.
The repatriation of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh seems to be delayed. Preparations are not yet complete, a government official acknowledges in the Asian country.
The planned return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar leads to unrest in the camps where they were taken care of. Dozens of displaced people clearly did not want to be sent back during a visit by the special UN rapporteur Yanghee Lee with banners.
The Myanmar police have shot seven people in riots in the troubled province of Rakhine. Twelve other people were injured, the authorities say.
The Iranian tanker, which sank on Sunday after a collision in the East China Sea last week, is leaking oil. Around the ship, the Sanchi, an oil slick of ten square kilometers has already emerged, according to Chinese state television.
An Iranian tanker that caught fire on January 6 in the East China Sea after a collision with another ship, finally sunk Sunday. The ship, the Sanchi, went down quite suddenly around noon, reported the Chinese state television.
The Myanmar armed forces recognize that soldiers were complicit in the deaths of several Rohingya. It concerns ten people who were taken prisoner before their death, the army said. Their bodies were later found in a mass grave in the troubled province of Rakhine.
An explosion has occurred on the tanker Sanchi. The oil tanker was on fire since Saturday after being bombarded with a grain ship from Hong Kong. The blast occurred when rescue workers tried to fight the fire with foam.
The search for the disappeared passengers of the oil tanker Sanchi is hampered by the bad weather in the East China Sea. 31 sailors are still missing.
Last year, more than 19,000 migrants from Greece returned to their homeland. In December alone, there were 1412 migrants who left the Southeast European country with support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The Myanmar army accuses Rohingya insurgents of an attack on a vehicle in the province of Rakhine. In addition, three people were injured, the armed forces say.
Pope Francis has sketched a sombre picture of the past year during a service in St. Peter's Basilica. He stated that 2017 is marred by violence, lies and injustice. The church prince called on people to take responsibility for their actions.
Between 25 August and 24 September, more than 6700 members of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar were possibly murdered, including 730 children. The aid organization MSF-Holland estimates this on the basis of discussions with numerous refugees in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh authorities found no evidence that the alleged perpetrator of the attack in New York had connections with militants in that country. Meanwhile, the police in Bangladesh questioned family members of 27-year-old Akayed Ullah who was born in Bangladesh and lived in New York.
The Bangladeshi authorities are looking for relatives and acquaintances of the 27-year-old man who tried to commit a terrorist attack in New York City Monday, but failed.
Pope Francis dedicated a mass for more than 100,000 people on Friday in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. During the service he dedicated sixteen priests. Of the more than 160 million inhabitants of the country, the majority is Muslim; Catholics make up only 0.24 percent of the population.
Pope Francis has met with the Myanmar army leader Min Aung Hlaing. The men talked for a quarter of an hour in a cathedral in Yangon and exchanged gifts.
Pope Francis landed in Myanmar on Monday morning. This is the first visit of a Catholic church leader to the Southeast Asian country, which is predominantly Buddhist.
With his arrival in Myanmar on Monday, the first visit of a Catholic church leader to the Southeast Asian country begins for Pope Francis. The highlight is a meeting between the Argentinian and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and de facto Head of Government of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi.
The repatriation of refugee Rohingya from Bangladesh to Myanmar takes place with the assistance of the UN refugee organization UNHCR and starts in two months. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh said that on Saturday.
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called for an independent investigation into alleged human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar on Wednesday. He did that after a meeting with military and civilian leaders from the Asian country.
Human rights organizations responded to a report from the Myanmar Army, which denies any involvement of soldiers in cruelties against the Rohingya population. According to Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, it is clear that impartial research is offered by the United Nations.
The United States is taking action against Myanmar and considering many other sanctions due to the treatment of the Rohingya Muslims in that country. That told the US Department of Foreign Affairs Monday.
Already a million Rohingya Muslims fled from Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh. An untenable situation, the UN Envoy of that country, calling on Myanmar, to recapture the refugees.
The European Union releases millions of euros for humanitarian aid to Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar fleeing to Bangladesh.
Children of fugitive Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar are also threatened by major dangers in neighboring Bangladesh, such as desperate living conditions and diseases. There must be protection for them and their families and support for safe, voluntary and dignified return, UNICEF proposes, the United Nations Children's Fund.
Over 40 members of the US Congress have asked the government for a new entry ban for high-ranking military personnel from Myanmar.
Wild elephants have killed four refugees, three children and a woman, died when they were robbed by a provisional shelter for Rohingya in Bangladesh. Four wounded had to be taken to a hospital.
The Myanmar forces have started their own investigation into the behavior of soldiers in the state of Rakhine. More than half a million Rohingya flew in front of a violent outbreak.
