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North Korea Celebrates Nuclear Scientists at Celebration Bash

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a massive celebration to congratulate his nuclear scientists and technicians who steered the country's sixth and largest nuclear test a week...

International Concern Grows Over Rohingya Exodus From Myanmar

WASHINGTON — Protests have popped around the world over the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar. Even the Dalai Lama and South African rights leader Desmond Tutu have weighed in, seeking better treatment for...

South Korea Braces for Possible North Korea Missile Test

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — South Korea braced for a possible missile test by North Korea as it marked its founding anniversary Saturday, just days after its sixth and largest nuclear test rattled...

US Requests UN Sanctions Vote on North Korea

The United States formally requested a vote of the U.N. Security Council on Monday of a draft resolution to establish new sanctions against North Korea, according to a statement by the...

UN: 270,000 Rohingya Have Fled Myanmar for Safety in Bangladesh

GENEVA — U.N. agencies report about 270,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled violence and persecution in mainly Buddhist Myanmar over the past two weeks in search of refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. Unconfirmed media...

US Deeply Concerned About Rohingya Crisis

STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States is expressing deep concerns and says it is in close contact with Myanmar’s government on the situation in that country’s northwestern Rakhine State, where tens...

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