The country's borders were closed down, and the constitution was declared invalid in the announcement read aloud on state television by Army Col. Mamadi Doumbouya. He told the Guineans, “The duty of a soldier is to save the country.” What led to these events?
More and more soldiers in Myanmar, fed up with the orders to shoot peaceful protesters since the February 1 coup, are in revolt mode and have joined the movement for restoring democracy in the country.
China's UN ambassador on Monday urged stronger diplomatic efforts to resolve the confrontation in Myanmar since the Feb.
Thai authorities along the country's northwestern border braced themselves on Monday for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes from the Myanmar military.
As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while suppressing protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday will discuss the situation in Myanmar, where the military staged a coup after detaining top political figures, including de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al- Hussein said the restrictions "create a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of the president."
Sunday's violence comes a day after a failed police operation to disperse the demonstrators caused the deaths of 10 people and injured hundreds.
At least one security person was killed and over 150 persons, including protesters and security personnel, were injured today.
Still clinging to his now-powerless post, the longtime leader was scheduled on Sunday to discuss his expected exit with the military command that put him under house arrest.
It was not clear where Mugabe, 93, and his wife were on Wednesday but it seems they are in the custody of the military. “Their security is guaranteed,” Moyo said.
Bangkok, Thailand: Thailand's military seized power Thursday in a bloodless coup, dissolving the government, suspending the constitution and dispersing groups of protesters from both sides of the country's political divide who had gathered in Bangkok
New Delhi: Operation Cactus was the codename given to an Indian army operation in Maldives to stop a coup d'état in 1988 that was intended to overthrow the then government of President Abdul Maumoon Gayoom
Cairo, July 26: An investigating judge has ordered the detention of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsy over alleged contacts with Hamas to help in his escape from prison in 2011, the official state news agency
Islamabad, Sept 21: A military coup in Pakistan has become inevitable as the country is fast descending into chaos because of the “failure” of the political leadership, some top commanders feel.They reportedly aired their views
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