When tightly controlled societies open up, long-suppressed sectarian tensions can flare. That's been happening in Myanmar. And the twist is that... Are Buddhist Monks Involved In Myanmar's Violence?

A court in Myanmar issued an arrest warrant for a notorious firebrand monk known as the “Buddist Bin Laden”, over insulting remarks he is alleged to have made about the government of leader Aung San ...

The military’s seizure of power in Myanmar and the detention of head of government Aung San Suu Kyi is far from the first time generals in the country have interfered in national politics. Myanmar’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANGKOK (AP) — A Swiss citizen was arrested ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Brightly dressed boys and girls mounted on horses and carts, accompanied by their guardians, make their way to a Buddhist monastery in southern Myanmar, as they prepare to enter ...

HMAWBI, Myanmar — A meeting of more than 200 Myanmar Buddhist monks on how to solve deadly communal conflicts that have pitted majority Buddhists against Muslims declared Friday they seek peace and ...

Armed police secure the compound of Ekayana Buddhist Centre in Jakarta in the early morning of Aug. 5, 2013, hours after a bombing attack hit the temple in the evening of Aug. 4ROMEO GACAD / AFP / ...

BANGKOKBANGKOK — A Swiss citizen was arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for creating a film that allegedly insulted Buddhism, state media reported Saturday. Didier Nusbaumer, 52, was arrested on Aug.