Not satisfied with bestowing honors on his allies and cronies, the junta chief has taken to awarding himself with prestigious titles.

New intelligence assessments and a string of public appearances by Kim Jong Un’s young daughter are fueling speculation that ...

Myanmar has ordered the head of East Timor's diplomatic mission to leave the country within seven days, state media quoted the foreign ministry as saying on Monday, in an escalating row over a ...

Recognized with the Honorary Golden Bear in Berlin, the Malaysian actor became the first Asian woman to receive an Oscar in 2023 for her role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains in detention after she was ousted and her hugely popular party was unable to ...

Despite her absence from public view, Aung San Suu Kyi still casts a long shadow over Myanmar. The election is expected to secure the military generals’ hold on an increasingly isolated country that ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar’s military completed phased elections guaranteeing parliamentary control after ousting elected leader Aung ...

Since taking power in an unconstitutional coup in February 2021, Myanmar’s military has continually renewed a state of emergency and pledged to return the country to democracy by holding multiparty ...

Given the personal history of Aung San Suu Kyi and that of the country she has worked for so long to make free, it is no surprise that she has reached a grim milestone in her detention at the hands of ...

As of Wednesday the Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi will have spent a total of 20 years in detention in Myanmar, five of them since her government was overthrown by a military coup in ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar began a second round of voting Sunday in its first general election since the military takeover five years ago. Voting expanded to additional townships including some ...

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy by holding elections. A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor ...