UN Security Council to hold closed door meeting Wednesday to discuss worsening situation in Myanmar
Junta leader defends Feb. 1 coup while pledging to hold elections in the future, without naming specific date
Many demonstrators reportedly were killed in Hlaingthaya area
The military has ramped up their efforts to silence demonstrators by aggressively responding with live ammunition in a frantic effort to quell protest
Associated Press journalist among those detained while covering protests, as UN condemns military attacks on protesters and media/
Firefighters struggle to control record blazes, which have burned thousands of square kilometers of land in a week
Emergency officials say flooding, landslides have trapped thousands
Philip Luther, research and advocacy director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, called for an 'independent and impartial'
More than 100 Rohingyas packed aboard overcrowded boat as they attempted to flee refugee camps in Bangladesh, where over 700,000 have been living sinc
More than 100 Rohingyas packed aboard overcrowded boat as they attempted to flee overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh