A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, causing widespread devastation. Myanmar, ...

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mohamed Riyas, acting country director for Myanmar at the International Rescue Committee, ...

Already suffering the brutal toll of four years of civil war, one of the world’s poorest ... critical stretches of its roads impassable. Hospitals are overwhelmed and running short on medical ...

The earthquake has killed more than 1,700 people in Myanmar and Thailand while leaving at least 2,300 injured - the death toll is expected to rise further as rescuers continue to search the rubble ...

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Israel’s military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon ...

Israel’s military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon ...

The Israeli military indicated on Monday it could soon launch another major offensive in Rafah and ordered most of the ...

A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with ...

In celebration of Dr. Anula Wijesundere’s 75th birthday, I, as a family friend, find it fitting to reflect on her remarkable ...

Myanmar's military junta said at least 1,644 people have died in the powerful quake that rocked the country Friday. Rescuers ...