Myanmar

We used to pray for her. But last week I sat watching her in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, as she turned her back on my people.

Sanctions were levied today by the U.S. against human rights abusers in six countries in a move corresponding with the United Nations celebration of International Human Rights Day.

The military's ethnic cleansing campaign of murder, rape, and arson has been detailed in many reports, but holding them to account seemed hopeless. Until now.

In a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi in 2013, during the outbreak of violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Suu Kyi told them Prime Minister David Cameron, "They are not really Burmese. They are Bangladeshi."

As Elie Wiesel said, "Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future."

Scientists acquired the bird foot from a local trader.

"I tried but could no longer bear the bullying," wrote Kyaw Zin Win, 25. "I was afraid to do this, but I am afraid of people more. Forgive me and remember me."

"Aung San Suu Kyi has fallen so astonishingly far from being the darling of the EU that she now counts a meeting with Orban, the pariah of Europe, as an important accomplishment," Human Rights Watch said.

A senior prison official told Reuters the soldiers' punishment was reduced by the military.

The ancient creature measures just under half-an-inch in size.

"[They] allow the live streaming of suicides, rapes, and murders, continue to host and publish the mosque attack video, allow advertisers to target 'Jew haters' and other hateful market segments, and refuse to accept any responsibility for any content or harm," the country's privacy commissioner said.

The Myanmar state counselor, condemned for her failure to criticize the mass killings of the Rohingya minority by her regime's armed forces, has appealed for global investment in the country.

Investigators have released a damning report alleging that Myanmar's military, the Tatmadaw, carried out brutal persecution of the Rohingyas with genocidal intent.

Myanmar's de facto leader said the Reuters reporters "were not jailed for being journalists" but for breaking the colonial-era Official Secrets Act.

Protests have been taking place across the country.

Arrests can't hide the horrors committed against the Rohingya from the world.

There are 262 journalists who remain in prison around the world.

The sentences show a "further backsliding on rights under Aung San Suu Kyi's government."

The 580-foot tanker was discovered drifting by fisherman last week, with no sign of crew or goods aboard.

WhatsApp will remove a "quick forward" button next to media messages for Indian users.

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were charged on Monday for breaching the colonial-era Official Secrets Act.

Recent monsoons have threatened the safety of Rohingya refugees, and many live in exposed areas.

"It is a pleasure to see that the scope of competitions expand geographically and the list of participants grow," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

They say they'll just keep making fake accounts.

"He has been operating for at least 10 years," Colonel Jirabhob Bhuridej said.

The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography has been awarded to Reuters for a series of hard-hitting photographs documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh.

The country is accused of carry out ethnic cleansing in Rakhine state.

Activists and human rights advocates want answers from Facebook.

"I'm afraid that Facebook has now turned into a beast," said Yanghee Lee., the U.N. special rapporteur on Myanmar.

Premchai Karnasuta, the president of Italian-Thai Development poached and ate a rare black leopard in a soup at a wildlife park.