Photos: The year’s 25 most dramatic moments in world news
The past year has been a big one for world news. There were transformative political movements bringing democracy to Burma and neo-Nazism to Greece, there was tumultuous violence in Israel-Palestine...
View ArticleHow former Burmese political prisoner Win Tin survived 20 years in jail
How do you survive two decades in jail, most of it spent in solitary confinement, and still stay sane? Somehow, former Burmese political prisoner Win Tin achieved just that. Now 83 years old, his body...
View ArticleStunning before-and-after satellite photos show sectarian devastation in Burma
In late March, as tension between Burma’s Buddhists and its Muslim minority escalated, a street vendor and a customer in the city of Meiktila began quarreling over a piece of gold. Somehow, the...
View Article‘I am proud to be called a radical Buddhist’: More Burmese embracing...
Members of Burma’s Buddhist majority, including some of its much-respected monks, are increasingly persecuting the country’s long-suffering Muslim minority and adopting an ideology that encourages...
View ArticleToday is the 25th anniversary of the most important uprising you’ve never...
Five years ago, a Burmese activist — then operating under a pseudonym as Myat Min, as the generals still held all power — told the New Yorker’s George Packer about what he had seen in 1988. That...
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The powerful stories behind the six best news photos of 2013
World Press Photo has announced the winners for its annual photo contest, one of the most anticipated photography competitions in the world. Here are the stories behind the overall photo of the year,...
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Shocking images of the world’s most forsaken people starving to death
WARNING: Some images in this gallery may be disturbing because of their graphic nature. View Photo Gallery —Restrictions on international aid have exacerbated a growing health crisis among stateless...
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Burma creates far-reaching ‘state counselor’ post for Aung San Suu Kyi
Burma’s parliament on Tuesday created a powerful new role for governing party leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s revered Nobel laureate. Suu Kyi, 70, will now become Burma’s “state counselor,” a...
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‘I can’t take it anymore’: Ohio State attacker said abuses of Burma’s Muslims...
The Ohio State University student who carried out a knife attack on campus Monday wrote in a Facebook post shortly before the rampage that the abuse of a little-known Muslim community in Burma had...
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Indian legislator declares war on ‘killer’ dumplings
An Indian politician has declared war on “killer” Asian dumplings, saying teenagers' addiction to the popular local street food is “like drugs” and that they cause cancer. Ramesh Arora, a member of...
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