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

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

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

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.

BANGKOK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Thailand's foreign minister will meet his Myanmar counterpart on Wednesday in a bid to chart a path towards peace in a civil war-ravaged Myanmar with the help of its ...

Moscow also pledges satellite station for Mandalay Region, raising concerns that tech supplied by one of junta’s main arms backers could strengthen its military capabilities.

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will help Myanmar after it was devasted by an earthquake on Friday that left 144 dead and hundreds more injured. "We're going to be helping, ...

After their initial meetings, the two houses of parliament will reconvene to select a new president who will take office in ...

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 ...