Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces fresh corruption charges from the ruling junta that her lawyer said Thursday were "groundless" but could ensure she would never be able to return to politics.The 1 February coup that toppled Suu Kyi's government has brought hundreds of thousands into the streets to confront the generals, who have responded with a brutal crackdown that has left at least 200 dead.The new military regime has already issued several crimin

Britain on Friday advised its citizens to flee Myanmar, as ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer rejected junta corruption claims against her as 'groundless'.The military authorities are cracking down with increasing severity on daily protests against their 1 February coup, with at least 70 people killed according to the United Nations’ (UN) top rights expert on the country.The turmoil prompted Britain, the former colonial ruler, to urge its citizens to get out if th

Hundreds of peaceful anti-coup protesters were "barricaded" by Myanmar security forces in apartment buildings in Yangon on Monday, the United Nations (UN) secretary-general said, calling for their release "without violence or arrests".The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since a 1 February coup ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and triggered mass protests against the new military junta.The police and military have responded with an increasingly brutal crac

Hein Yar Zar grimaced as a tattoo artist etched onto his chest the features of his first love, a young protester whose death has become a symbol of resistance against Myanmar's junta.Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was shot in the head during a demonstration in the capital Naypyidaw, becoming one of the coup's first fatalities on 19 February after 10 days in the hospital.Her image has since become synonymous with the bloody fight to wrest power from the military, which toppled Myanmar&#039

Ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with two new criminal charges in a court appearance via video link on Monday, one month after a military coup triggered relentless mass protests.Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since being detained on 1 February, and her court appearance came as demonstrators marched across the country defying an escalation of deadly force by the junta.At least 18 people were killed Sunday as troops and police fired at demonstrators in cities across

Myanmar's junta fired its United Nations (UN) ambassador Saturday for breaking ranks to denounce the military's ouster of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as police stepped up a crackdown on protesters across the country. The country has been shaken by a wave of demonstrations since a coup toppled civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on 1 February. Authorities have ramped up the use of force to suppress dissent, deploying tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to d

Riot police in Myanmar on Friday dispersed hundreds of anti-coup protesters who have rallied daily in the country's largest city against a junta that toppled civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.The country has seen an outpouring of anger and defiance from hundreds of thousands of protesters who have gathered to call for Suu Kyi's release and a return to democracy.In some cities, security forces have steadily increased their use of force, but in commercial hub Yangon, authorities have e

Staying in different lodgings each night to evade arrest, the lawyer representing Aung San Suu Kyi says her trial will help determine whether Myanmar's people again become "slaves" of the military.Soldiers raided the civilian leader's residence and detained her in pre-dawn raids three weeks ago, effectively ending Myanmar's 10-year experiment with democracy. The new military regime has pledged to hold elections in a year, but for now the junta wields power ov

Two people were killed in Myanmar's second largest city as security forces fired live rounds on protestors, emergency workers and doctors said Saturday – the latest show of force from a junta regime that has faced two straight weeks of anti-coup demonstrations.Much of the country has been in uproar since the military deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on 1 February, with large street demonstrations seen in major cities and isolated villages alike.Authorities have responded with inc

Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi will appear in court via video conference this week over charges brought against her by the new military junta, her lawyer said Monday.Army chief General Min Aung Hlaing has justified the 1 February coup by alleging widespread voter fraud in November's elections, which Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party swept.Two days after the putsch, the 75-year-old Nobel laureate was hit with the unusual charge of violating Myanmar&#