Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Myanmar's civil war involves a range of different ethnic groups fighting the military. Thierry Falise/LightRocket via Getty Images ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma. Relief efforts ...

Maung Nu Sein needs fuel to plough and fertilizer to nourish his rice as planting season approaches. But the ships carrying ...

Even before a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hit Myanmar on Friday, more than 3 million people in the country had been displaced, and hundreds of thousands were cut off from vital food and health ...

A little more than a year ago, the government’s military was on the back foot in Myanmar’s bloody civil war, pushed out of ...

Myanmar's civil war: The ongoing civil war in Myanmar has affected Rakhine state the most. In Rakhine, the Arakan Army (AA) has steadily gained ground against the junta regime in the past months and ...

Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma, is fighting a civil war. It's gone on since a coup in 2021, which deposed an elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. The conflict has killed thousands ...

Opposition fighters take a break from a battle against the military junta, in Demoso, Myanmar, Jan. 7, 2024 (Sipa photo by Thu Myae via AP Images). The past year has seen a dramatic shift in momentum ...

Buddhist devotees light oil lamps at Botataung pagoda during celebrations of the full moon day of Thadingyut, in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 6, 2025 (AP photo by Thein Zaw). Click to share on Twitter (Opens ...

YANGON--Supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, but a celebration ...

War has left people hungry in western Myanmar, but conflict-displaced chefs preserve the local flavours of its delicate ...