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Min Min Soe, a lawyer assigned by the National League for Democracy party to represent deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, meet journalists in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, June 21, 2021. As the trial for ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi entered its second week, her lawyers said prosecution witnesses testified about charges that she had illegally imported and used walkie-talkies for her bodyguards, and along with Win Myint, president in her government, had flouted laws on public gatherings that were meant to combat the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo)
Suu Kyi tells lawyers trial testimony against her is wrong

By Grant Peck Jun. 21, 2021 11:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2018, file photo, Myanmar's deposed Leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to attend the Myanmar Entrepreneurship Summit at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The trial of Aung San Suu Kyi entered its second day Tuesday, June 15, 2021, with the prosecution presenting arguments that she incited public disorder and flouted coronavirus restrictions, part of a package of charges the ruling junta is seen as using to discredit her and consolidate its control. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)
Myanmar prosecutors present sedition charge against Suu Kyi

By Grant Peck Jun. 15, 2021 07:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. Myanmar’s Anti-Corruption Commission has found that ousted national leader Aung San Suu Kyi had accepted bribes and misused her authority to gain advantageous terms in real estate deals, government-controlled media in the military-ruled country reported Thursday, June 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Myanmar anti-corruption body files cases against Suu Kyi

By Grant Peck Jun. 10, 2021 02:33 AM EDT

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, officials from China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries attend the 19th Senior Officials' Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) in Chongqing, southwestern China, June 7, 2021. China is hosting foreign ministers from 10 Southeast Asian nations this week in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing amid heightened competition between Beijing and Washington for influence in the region. (Wang Quanchao/Xinhua via AP)
China hosts Southeast Asian ministers as it competes with US

Jun. 06, 2021 11:58 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice on the second day of three days of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands. Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court in person Monday, May 24, 2021, for the first time since the military arrested her when it seized power on Feb. 1, Myanmar media reported.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Myanmar's Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance

May. 24, 2021 03:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 file photo, a woman displays her finger marked with ink indicating she has voted as she leaves a polling station, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. A major election monitoring organization says last November’s election results in Myanmar were representative of the will of the people, rejecting the military’s allegations of massive fraud that served as its justification for seizing power. ANFREL, the Asian Network for Free Elections, said in a 171-page report said procedural safeguards helped make the polling process transparent and reliable. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)
Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar fraud

By Grant Peck May. 17, 2021 11:08 AM EDT

Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute of defiance during a demonstration on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Yangon, Myanmar. More than 200 global organizations urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, to impose an arms embargo on Myanmar, saying the time for statements has passed and immediate action is needed to help protect peaceful protesters against military rule and other opponents of the junta. (AP Photo)
Flash mobs in Myanmar's biggest city avoid deadly response

May. 06, 2021 11:56 AM EDT

Anti-coup protesters burn tires and chant slogans with banner read ''The Kamayut strike will be fight for to the end when we get victory" during the demonstration against the military coup in Kamayut township Yangon, Monday, May 3, 2021. (AP Photo)
China's UN envoy: Myanmar violence could lead to civil war

By Edith M. Lederer May. 03, 2021 09:48 PM EDT

Anti-coup protesters run after seeing police and soldiers arrive to disperse their demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Demonstrations have continued in many parts of the country since Saturday's meeting of leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, as have arrests and beatings by security forces despite an apparent agreement by junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing to end the violence. (AP Photo)
UN calls for return to democracy in Myanmar, end to violence

By Edith M. Lederer Apr. 30, 2021 01:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 21, 2021, file photo, armed police remove makeshift blockages set up by protesters as they patrol streets in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. Political turmoil and disruptions following the coup in Myanmar could undo years of progress and double the number of its people living in poverty to nearly half the population, a United Nations report said Friday, April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/File)
UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos

By Elaine Kurtenbach Apr. 30, 2021 01:44 AM EDT

Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute, holding banner read " Yangon Strike will defeat all enemies" during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, April 26, 2021. Southeast Asian leaders have demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar during an emergency summit in Jakarta with its top general and coup leader. (AP Photo)
Myanmar protests continue after ASEAN peace initiative

Apr. 26, 2021 12:13 PM EDT

Activists ride their bicycles as they flash a three-finger salute of defiance during a rally called 'bike for Myanmar' against the military coup in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 24, 2021. Southeast Asian leaders met Myanmar's top general and coup leader in an emergency summit in Indonesia Saturday, and are expected to press calls for an end to violence by security forces that has left hundreds of protesters dead as well as the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political detainees. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
ASEAN leaders tell Myanmar coup general to end killings

By Niniek Karmini Apr. 23, 2021 09:51 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo. Ban is urging the United Nations and Southeast Asian countries to take swift and "strong action" to stop the deadly crackdown that has followed the military coup in Myanmar. Ban exhorted the U.N. Security Council Monday, April 19, 2021, to act immediately to halt the violence and protect civilians, "using a range of tools at the council's disposal." (AP Photo/Koji Sasaha, File)
EU expands sanctions against Myanmar military, companies

By Elaine Kurtenbach Apr. 20, 2021 03:26 AM EDT

UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence

By Edith M. Lederer Apr. 13, 2021 01:45 AM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a cruel...

People look at a row of burnt public transport buses parked at Kyimyindaing township in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, April 12, 2021. Local news media reported that the buses got burned early Monday morning, but provided no details for the cause. (AP Photo)
Myanmar's ruling junta issues fresh charges for Suu Kyi

Apr. 12, 2021 10:49 AM EDT

This December 2020 photo provided by Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Village Service Chief Dr. Elizabeth Roll holds a COVID-19 vaccine in Napakiak, Alaska. Getting the vaccine to the world's farthest corners means delivering it by boat to Maine's islands, traveling by snowmobile to villages in Alaska and navigating complex waterways in Brazil's Amazon. (Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation via AP)
The Latest: 11 new COVID-19 cases in China's lone outbreak

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 01:29 AM EDT

An Indian police officer wearing mask patrols at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 5, 2021. India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are returning to the closure of some businesses and places of worship in a bid to slow the spread. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Asia Today: Philippines extends lockdown as infections spike

Apr. 04, 2021 11:48 PM EDT

Pope Francis kisses the stole within delivering his Urbi et Orbi Blessing after celebrating Easter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican Sunday, April 4, 2021, during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Filippo Monteforte/Pool photo via AP)
In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic 'scandalous'

By Frances D'emilio Apr. 04, 2021 07:50 AM EDT

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a woman registers information for COVID-19 vaccination at the Jingcheng Hospital in Ruili city in southwestern China's Yunnan Province, April 1, 2021. The Chinese border city hit by a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 this week began a five-day drive Friday to vaccinate its entire population of 300,000 people. (Chen Xinbo/Xinhua via AP)
China aims to vaccinate entire city in 5 days after outbreak

Apr. 02, 2021 01:50 AM EDT

FILE - This Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 file photo shows a BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 test made by Abbott Laboratories, in Tacoma, Wash. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the FDA said Abbott’s BinaxNow and Quidel’s QuickVue tests can now be sold without a prescription for consumers to test themselves repeatedly at home. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
The Latest: FDA authorizes 2 changes to Moderna’s vaccine

By The Associated Press Apr. 01, 2021 04:04 AM EDT