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Beyond the earthquake damage, rescue efforts are complicated by the bloody civil war roiling much of the country, including in quake-affected areas. In 2001, the military seized power from the ...
In the wake of a powerful earthquake that has caused widespread devastation in Myanmar, the Fire Service and Civil Defence Directorate has issued a warning for potential tremors in Bangladesh. It has ...
A powerful earthquake centered in Myanmar has killed more than 150 people in the war-torn country and neighboring Thailand and caused widespread damage. The 7.7-magnitude quake hit northwest of ...
About 3.5 million people were displaced by the raging civil war, many at risk of hunger, even before the quake struck. The UN humanitarian agency OCHA said on Saturday it was mobilising emergency ...
Foreign rescue teams have begun flying into Myanmar to aid the search for survivors from an earthquake that killed more than 1000 people in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation amid a grinding ...
Hundreds of Muslims are feared among the dead in Myanmar after the shallow quake struck as worshippers gathered at mosques for Friday prayers in the holy month. More than 50 mosques sustained ...
But even before the destructive quake ... war. The devastation prompted a rare request for international aid from the country's isolated military junta, which has lost swathes of territory ...
People gather on the streets in Bangkok, Thailand after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced on ...
The country has seen decades of unrest and military rule since its independence from Britain in 1948. In 2011, it appeared to move away from this and free elections were held four years later ...
The 7.7-magnitude quake caused widespread damage in Myanmar, a country already in chaos because of civil war. It was also felt in neighboring countries, including Thailand. In Photos and Videos ...
The epicenter struck roughly 10 miles from Mandalay, causing mass panic as buildings collapsed. Footage captures the aftermath of the terrifying quake.
The past fortnight has been a busy time for the 25 elected members of the Northern Territory parliament. Over six sitting days, six pieces of legislation have been introduced and five bills passed ...