Rebel groups have rejected a peace offer from Myanmar’s embattled junta, which is reeling from battlefield losses and defections in a civil war that has dragged on for more than three years.

The Myanmar military has designated three major ethnic armed groups that have advanced across swaths of northern and western Myanmar over the past year as “terrorist” groups. The designation ...

Rescuers in Myanmar reported finding bodies swept away by the powerful storm, which left a trail of destruction there and in neighboring countries. By John Yoon Rescuers in Myanmar said on Friday ...

The United Nations Security Council should mobilize to prevent further atrocities in Myanmar. The Council’s inaction over the last few months starkly contrasts with the clear warnings from ...

Sept 23 (Reuters) - A United Nations team of investigators on Myanmar is closely monitoring reports that executions in the country could be imminent, its chief said on Monday, warning such a step ...

China recently warned against what it described as "external interference" in Myanmar, a country increasingly caught in the crossfire of escalating geopolitical rivalry between Beijing and Washington.

A local group fighting Myanmar’s military junta claimed the attack. Its target was inside the vast palace grounds, now a military base, and home to the junta’s Central Region Command.

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military government is allowing selected civilians to carry weapons, expanding its public mobilization beyond the draft as the fighting in its civil war edges closer to ...

Despite the challenges and constraints, ICRC teams remain committed to reaching and supporting the most vulnerable communities, particularly in Shan, Kachin, Rakhine, central Myanmar and ...

Sept 13 (Reuters) - At least 19 people were killed in Myanmar after heavy rains triggered floods in and around the war-torn country's capital city, with rescuers moving some of the 3,600 people ...

YANGON: Myanmar's embattled junta chief has warned civilians in territory recently captured by ethnic minority armed groups to prepare for military counterattacks, state media reported on ...

More than 100 people have died in flooding and mudslides caused by the remnants of Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar. Spokesman for the nation's ruling junta, Zaw Min Tun, said in a statement on Sunday that ...