Myanmar’s state-run media say the country’s newly elected parliament will convene for its first session next month, following ...

Feb 25 (Reuters) - A retired general from an army-backed party that swept Myanmar's election is set to take the powerful role ...

The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners, mostly political detainees, and activists being prosecuted or in hiding.

A resistance group and independent online media in Myanmar say airstrikes by the military on a trading junction in the central Magway region killed more than two dozen people and wounded 20 others.

(Bloomberg) -- Russia and Myanmar strengthened military ties this week, as President Vladimir Putin’s top security aide visited the Southeast Asian nation after the ruling junta concluded an election ...

The Taliban, a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist and predominantly Pashtun movement, controlled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. In October 2001, U.S. and allied forces invaded the country and ...

Exclusive: Leader of Myanmar armed group says world is ignoring junta's deadly airstrikes The head of one of Myanmar’s influential ethnic armies accused world leaders of ignoring the ruling military ...