Burma

• Tuesday 14 May, 2013 11:30:23

  Dozens feared dead as refugee boat capsizes

  Overcrowded boats carrying more than 100 people trying to escape an approaching cyclone have capsized off the coast of Burma with dozens feared drowned.

• Wednesday 01 May, 2013 09:02:42

  100 homes set alight in Burmese sectarian violence

  Buddhist mobs hurling bricks attacked two mosques and torched more than 100 homes in central Burma, killing one person and injuring at least nine more.

• Friday 22 March, 2013 10:55:56

  State of emergency declared after riot deaths in Burma town

  A state of emergency has been declared in a central Burmese town where at least 20 people have been killed in violence between Buddhists and Muslims.

• Sunday 11 November, 2012 11:14:49

  Twelve feared dead in Burma earthquake

  A strong earthquake struck northern Burma today, causing a bridge and a gold mine to collapse, damaging several ancient Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.