Guinea clubs banned from playing at home in African club competition after coup

Clubs from Guinea will not be allowed to play at home in African club competition matches over the next fortnight following the coup that ousted ...

Soldiers say Guinea constitution, government dissolved in apparent coup

Soldiers who staged an uprising in Guinea’s capital on Sunday said in a short broadcast on the West African nation’s state television that they have ...

Report says Myanmar internet a ‘virtual battlefield’

Myanmar’s military rulers are seeking to limit access to the internet to an internal network of only “whitelisted” sites to quash opposition to their ...

Deadliest day since Myanmar coup as security forces fire on protesters

Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy demonstrators on Monday, witnesses said, a day after dozens of protesters were killed and attackers ...

Bolivia’s Morales demands ‘punishment’ for those arrested in ‘coup’ probe

Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales demanded “punishment” for the “authors and accomplices” of what he denounced as a coup against him, following the ...

Opposition supporters maintain Armenia parliament blockade, demanding PM resignation

Hundreds of opposition supporters maintained the blockade of the Armenian parliament for a second straight day Wednesday demanding the resignation of ...

Scores of Myanmar citizens gather at Indian border to flee turmoil: Officials

Scores of Myanmar nationals have gathered at the border with India waiting to join about 50 who have already crossed the frontier to flee the ...

Myanmar activists vow more protests after deadliest day since coup

Myanmar pro-democracy activists pledged on Thursday to hold more demonstrations after the United Nations said 38 people had been killed in the most ...

Armenian president says he is taking ‘urgent measures’ to diffuse crisis

Armenia’s president said Thursday he was taking urgent steps to end a political crisis after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused the military of an ...

Turkey ‘strongly condemns attempted coup’ in Armenia

Turkey on Thursday “strongly condemned” what it described as an attempted coup in neighboring Armenia, where Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was facing ...

Myanmar military-linked accounts and ads banned by Facebook

Social media giant Facebook announced Thursday it was banning all accounts linked to Myanmar’s military as well as ads from military-controlled ...

As Indonesian diplomatic efforts falter Myanmar likely to face more protests

Myanmar was set for more street protests on Wednesday against military rule while Indonesia's efforts steer a path out of the crisis with the help of ...

Myanmar coup opponents face possible charges for social media comments

Cases have been filed against seven well-known personalities in Myanmar over comments made on social media which could threaten national stability, ...

Myanmar police fire gunshots into air to disperse protesters: Witnesses

Myanmar police fired gunshots into the air and used water cannons on Tuesday as protesters across the country defied bans on big gatherings to show ...

Myanmar junta imposes curfew, meeting bans as protests swell

Myanmar’s new military rulers on Monday signaled their intention to crack down on opponents of their takeover, issuing decrees that effectively banned ...

Myanmar state TV warns of 'action' against threats to public safety

Thousands protest against coup in Myanmar's biggest city

Facebook bans page linked to Myanmar military TV after coup

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it had removed a page linked to Myanmar’s military-owned TV network after a coup this week by the country’s military ...

Myanmar coup may increase China’s influence in region, Japan defense minister warns

The world’s democracies would risk pushing Myanmar into the arms of China if their response to the coup closes channels for communication with the ...

Turkish philanthropist on trial for alleged failed coup ties

A Turkish philanthropist businessman and human rights defender denied accusations of espionage and attempting to overthrow the government in ...