Michael Bloomberg says his White House campaign unknowingly used prison labour
Billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said his campaign had unknowingly used prison workers to make telephone calls on his behalf.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi says supporters a 'source of strength' during genocide hearings
YANGON AND DHAKA Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday thanked supporters who staged large rallies on her behalf as she defended the country against genocide charges at The Hague, speaking to the nation for the first time since she returned on Sunday.
Myanmar seizes boat carrying 173 Rohingya Muslims: military spokesman
YANGON Myanmar detained 173 Rohingya Muslims on a boat off the southern coast, authorities said on Tuesday, amid signs that more members of the minority group are making perilous sea voyages to escape persecution.
UPDATE 1-Myanmar seizes boat carrying 173 Rohingya Muslims - military spokesman
YANGON, Dec 17 Myanmar detained 173 Rohingya Muslims on a boat off the southern coast, authorities said on Tuesday, amid signs that more members of the minority group are making perilous sea voyages to escape persecution.
Myanmar seizes boat carrying 173 Rohingya Muslims: military spokesman
YANGON Myanmar authorities detained 173 ethnic Rohingya aboard a boat off the southern coast, authorities said on Tuesday, amid signs that more members of the Muslim minority group are making perilous sea voyages to escape persecution.
In Myanmar park, crowds gather to support Suu Kyi in Rohingya genocide hearings
YANGON Crowds have gathered for the past three evenings in a small park in downtown Myanmar's capital Yangon to hear accusations of genocide delivered thousands of miles away at the United Nation's top court in The Hague.
Brazen kidnappings multiply in Myanmar's Rakhine state as conflict deepens
YANGON It was a brazen daytime attack by ethnic rebels fighting for greater autonomy in the jungles of western Myanmar.
Fleeing Rohingya on trial in Myanmar for 'illegal travel'
PATHEIN, Myanmar Dozens of Rohingya Muslims appeared in a Myanmar court on Wednesday to face charges of travelling illegally after they were arrested while fleeing apartheid-like conditions in the country's Rakhine state.
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi departs for genocide hearings amid fanfare at home
YANGON Myanmar leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi departed on Sunday for the U.N’s top court in The Hague to defend the country against charges of genocide of its Rohingya Muslim minority. | Video
The Lady and The Hague: Myanmar leader Suu Kyi courts home audience
YANGON The last time Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi travelled to western Europe, she was feted as the freshly elected civilian ruler of a fledgling democracy who had brought an end to half a century of military dictatorship.
Human Rights Watch says Rohingya child refugees being denied education
YANGON Bangladesh is blocking hundreds of thousands of Rohingya children from accessing meaningful education, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, urging authorities to lift restrictions on schooling in refugee camps.