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30 arrested for ‘attempted coup’ in Kyrgyzstan: official

More than 30 people accused of a coup plot have been arrested in Kyrgyzstan, the national security service said Tuesday. "The State Committee for National...

Myanmar marks coup anniversary with eyes on junta election plan

Myanmar democracy activists called for businesses to close nationwide on Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's government,...

Burkina junta leader resigns, flees after coup

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan Burkina Faso's junta leader agreed to step down on Sunday, religious and community leaders said, two...

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency

Myanmar's junta chief has won approval to extend a state of emergency for six more months, state media reported on Monday.  Min Aung Hlaing, who...

Sudan lifts state of emergency imposed since coup

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday lifted a state of emergency imposed since last year's military coup, the ruling sovereign council said. Sudan...

Sudan frees medics held in crackdown on anti-coup protests

Sudan on Tuesday released nine medics from Doctors Without Borders, the aid group said, a day after they were arrested during a broadening crackdown...

Myanmar plunges into civil war

"The deafening silence from ASEAN is worrisome, and could embolden the Myanmar military to ratchet up the bloody suppression of dissent." If even beauty queens...

Junta hits Suu Kyi with corruption, abuse of authority

The Myanmar junta has hit deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption charges over claims she accepted illegal payments of gold and...

Suu Kyi defiant in first comments since coup, vows party will live on

YANGON—Detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday voiced defiance in her first public comments since being held in a coup, vowing her...

Myanmar’s post-coup civilian death toll climbs past 700

A security guard was wounded in a bomb blast outside a military-owned bank in Myanmar’s second-biggest city Sunday morning, as the civilian death toll...

Health workers in Myanmar rally after deadly crackdown

Doctors and nurses in central Myanmar rallied in the streets at first light on Sunday, avoiding a confrontation with security forces after another deadly...

BBC journalist detained; Yangon exodus underway

YANGON—A Burmese journalist with the BBC’s Myanmar language news service was detained on Friday, as civilians fled the coup-hit country’s largest city after the...

Speaking up for democracy

"For a country so proud of our democracy, our official response has been embarrassingly muted." Surely unaware of the supreme irony of their statement, military...

Attempted coup foiled in Haiti: justice minister

Haitian authorities said Sunday they had foiled an attempt to murder President Jovenel Moise and overthrow the government, as a dispute rages over when...
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