Myanmar's Military Stages Coup, Detains Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar's military has taken control after a coup deposed the government of politician Aung San Suu Kyi, for what the military says is election fraud.
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Myanmar Coup: With Aung San Suu Kyi Detained, Military Takes Over Government
Suu Kyi's party handily won elections in November, but the military is refusing to accept the results, blaming election fraud for its party's poor showing.
News Brief: GOP COVID-19 Relief Plan, Myanmar Coup, Russian Protests
Ten GOP Senators offer a counter proposal to Biden's COVID-19 relief bill. Myanmar's military takes control of the country in a coup. Russian protesters demand release of jailed opposition leader.
Army In Myanmar Stages Coup, Detaining Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Others
Myanmar's military has taken control of the country in a coup against the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. She was detained along with other party leaders on Monday.
Myanmar's Army Stages Coup, Detaining Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Others
The military detained Suu Kyi and members of her political party early Monday, hours before it declared a transfer of power and a one-year state of emergency in the Southeast Asian country.
Opinion: Olympic Flame Of Suffering
With the Winter Olympics set for next year, NPR's Scott Simon talks about the push by some human rights groups to move the games out of Beijing.
Indonesia Excludes Older People From First Round Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Indonesia's COVID-19 vaccine strategy focuses on inoculating young people and those of working age first. The most vulnerable group — older people — have to wait for the second round of vaccinations.
China Will No Longer Recognize British Hong Kong Travel Document
Britain had offered Hong Kong holders of overseas citizenship a path to residency and citizenship in the U.K. China rejects the move as an infringement on its sovereignty.
What Indians Who've Known Poverty Think Of Netflix's 'The White Tiger' Movie
The movie, based on an award-winning novel, traces the unlikely journey of a poor villager in search of wealth. Does it ring true to those who know what it's like to be poor in India?
Pakistan's Vaccine Worries: Rich People And Conspiracy Theorists
The fifth most populous country has put strategies in place to address anti-vaccine sentiment and prevent elites from using their influence to obtain government vaccines.