Mali airline suspends flights after attacks spark security crisisA Mali airline said Tuesday it had temporarily halted flights to two regions, as the country grappled with the aftermath of large-scale wee...
28 Apr, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
Mali defence minister Sadio Camara killed, fresh fighting between army and rebelsMali's defence minister died after an attack on his house, his family said Sunday, as the army fought a second day of battles with jihadist...
26 Apr, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
Myanmar leader commutes all death sentencesMyanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was i...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as presidentMyanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has become president. This follows a military coup five years ago. He took power after an election ex...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected as president: AFP tallyMyanmar'tally showed, with the ex-military commander set to maintain his rule in a civilian guise after snatching power by force five years...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
Myanmar paves way for junta chief to become civilian presidentMyanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is set to transition to a civilian role as vice-president. He has been nominated for the position an...
30 Mar, 2026, 10.53 AM IST
Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil warVoting began Sunday in Myanmar's heavily restricted polls, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years a...
28 Dec, 2025, 06.25 AM IST
At least 20 killed in Myanmar junta attack as paramotors widen air warA 30-year-old protester narrowly escaped a deadly paramotor attack by Myanmar's ruling junta, which killed at least 20 people during a fest...
08 Oct, 2025, 03.18 PM IST
India, China, others engage Myanmar as Junta's losing streak continuesMyanmar's military regime is facing setbacks against the Arakan Army in Rakhine and Chin states. The Arakan Army seized a key military head...
23 Dec, 2024, 12.18 AM IST
Myanmar to offer visa on arrival to Indian touristsMyanmar will introduce visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists as part of a one-year trial scheme, according to state media. The start date for...
15 Sep, 2023, 01.00 PM IST
Burkina junta orders France 24 off air after Al-Qaeda interviewIn early December, the junta in the west African nation suspended Radio France Internationale (RFI), which belongs to the same media group ...
27 Mar, 2023, 02.31 PM IST
Myanmar executes four democracy activists, drawing condemnation and outrageMyanmar executes four democracy activists, drawing condemnation and outrage.
25 Jul, 2022, 10.09 AM IST
Myanmar junta chief halves Aung San Suu Kyi jail termSuu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the generals staged a coup and ousted her government on February 1, ending the Southeast Asian country...
06 Dec, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup, UN investigator condemns "mass murder"Children were among those killed on Saturday, Myanmar's Armed Forces Day, according to news reports and witnesses, in a crackdown that drew...
28 Mar, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
New charter allows Thai junta chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha to become the interim prime ministerThailand adopted an interim constitution yesterday, taking its first step toward the return of an electoral democracy after two months of m...
23 Jul, 2014, 08.03 PM IST
- Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’S pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally walks free.
16 Nov, 2010, 06.23 AM IST
- 'Myanmar number two to visit India'
The second-in-command of Myanmar's ruling junta Maung Aye will soon pay an official visit to neighbouring India, the nation's state-run new...
30 Mar, 2008, 02.30 PM IST