Tens of thousands of Muslims are fleeing to neighboring countries by plane and truck as Christian militias stage brutal attacks, shattering the social fabric of a war-ravaged nation. In towns and villages as well as in Bangui, Christian vigilantes wielding machetes have killed scores of Muslims, who...

Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a new investigation into the kidnapping of 219 schoolgirls by Islamist group Boko Haram in April 2014 from the town of Chibok, the presidency said on Thursday. A statement said a panel would be announced soon by the National Security Advisor. The d...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Karen National Union (KNU) chairman General Saw Mutu Say Poe warned his ethnic compatriots to be careful when participating in political negotiations, saying dialogue was not only more effective but also more dangerous than armed conflict. The Karen leader made the comments...

Vice-President U Nyan Tun has urged authorities to step up efforts to return land confiscated by the previous government to their rightful owners. He has urged the authorities concerned to step up efforts to give back the land to farmers temporarily, firstly to those who can show documents that p...

The government has approved the seizure of more than 950,000 acres of unused vacant, fallow and virgin land that had been leased to private entities for agriculture, breeding and mining, a senior agriculture official said on Wednesday. U Myo Tint Tun, deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of...