Strongest cyclone in more than a decade tears into India,Bangladesh

Strongest cyclone in more than a decade tears into India,Bangladesh

Cyclone Amphan killed at least 72 people as it swept through eastern India and Bangladesh,accompanied by a storm surge that destroyed hundreds of homes.

  • bySubrata Nagchoudhary andRuma Paul

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Australia resisting talks to save Rohingya refugees stranded at sea

Australia resisting talks to save Rohingya refugees stranded at sea

Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have been stranded for weeks at sea somewhere between Bangladesh and Malaysia.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Two dozen Rohingya die of starvation on drifting boat;382 rescued

Two dozen Rohingya die of starvation on drifting boat;382 rescued

Bangladesh coastguard officials say the ship was drifting for weeks after failing to reach Malaysia,and it is believe more boats may remain adrift.

  • byRuma Paul
Britain pledges millions to WHO days after Trump threatened cut

Britain pledges millions to WHO days after Trump threatened cut

The money would be spent helping to prevent the virus from spreading in developing countries and potentially sparking a second rise of infections in Britain,the government said.

  • byOlivia Konotey-Ahulu
'The only one who made it out':Incredible Manus Island escape revealed

'The only one who made it out':Incredible Manus Island escape revealed

Jaivet Ealom shares the story of how he went from detention centre escapee and cross-continental fugitive to a student in Canada with a promising future.

  • byMatthew Knott
'Do not commit acts of genocide':International court orders Myanmar

'Do not commit acts of genocide':International court orders Myanmar

The International Court of Justice in the Hague has ruled that Myanmar must take all measures to prevent genocide against the country's minority Rohingya Muslim population.

  • byJames Massola
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Thailand asks Malaysia to help find dozens of Rohingya escapees

Thailand asks Malaysia to help find dozens of Rohingya escapees

Nineteen of 40 Rohingya found to be victims of human trafficking absconded from a detention centre in Thailand.

  • byPanarat Thepgumpanat
'She won't be spared':Rohingya refugees reject Aung San Suu Kyi's genocide denial

'She won't be spared':Rohingya refugees reject Aung San Suu Kyi's genocide denial

"The world will judge their claim of no genocide with evidence,"said Mohammed Mohibullah,chairman of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says Rohingya genocide case'misleading'

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says Rohingya genocide case'misleading'

Leading Myanmar's defence herself at the court in The Hague,Suu Kyi said the conflict in the western Rakhine state was"complex and not easy to fathom".

  • byShoon Lei Win Naing andToby Sterling
UN's case on Rohingya genocide raises questions about Australian cash

UN's case on Rohingya genocide raises questions about Australian cash

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has stood before the International Court of Justice in the Hague to defend allegations of genocide,but it is unlikely to alter the reputation Myanmar has developed as a pariah state.

  • byRebecca Barber
Suu Kyi confronts Rohingya genocide charge as horror laid bare

Suu Kyi confronts Rohingya genocide charge as horror laid bare

Once internationally feted as a human rights champion,the 74-year-oldwas confronted by"shame on you"signs and protesters outside The Hague court.

  • byNicola Smith