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NATO Calls for ‘Global Response’ to North Korean Missiles

SEOUL — NATO has called for a global response to North Korea's latest missile launch. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday on Twitter, "North Korea's missile launch is another reckless breach...

With Refugee Camps Overwhelmed, Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar Sleep on Roadsides

https://av.voanews.com/Videoroot/Pangeavideo/2017/09/6/66/662603d2-ca01-499e-8b5a-dc78882087b7.mp4   COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH — Overwhelmed and underfunded, aid agencies in Bangladesh are at a breaking point. But nearly three weeks into Rakhine State’s bloody conflict and the humanitarian crisis shows no signs...

Update : North Korea Test Fires Another Missile

SEOUL — North Korea launched another missile over Japan early Friday, just days after the United Nations imposed additional sanctions on Pyongyang for conducting its sixth nuclear test. The missile was launched from...

Aung San Suu Kyi to skip upcoming UN General Assembly

Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has cancelled plans to attend this month's United Nations General Assembly amid rising international criticism of her handling of the violence in western Myanmar...

S. Korea seeks to boost slow Olympic ticket sales

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — With five months to go before the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics open, the games are barely an afterthought for most South Koreans, with slow local ticket sales amid...

UN Security Council to Discuss Myanmar’s Rohingya Refugee Crisis

UNITED NATIONS / GENEVA — The United Nations Security Council is holding an urgent meeting this week on continuing violence in western Myanmar that has forced 370,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to...

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