Opium cultivation in Myanmar is increasing rapidly in areas under the control of the military government, an ethnic minority organization said Tuesday. Myanmar is the world's second-biggest producer of opium, which is the main ingredient in heroin, though it trails Afghanistan by a large margin ...

The United States said Tuesday that the military junta in power in Guinea should be "held to account" for a September 28 massacre described by the United Nations as a crime against humanity. "It is our firm belief that the military junta should be held to account for what happened there," said State Department spokesman Philip Crowley. Crowley described a ...

The United States said that the military junta in power in Guinea should be "held to account" for a September 28 massacre described by the United Nations as a crime against humanity. "It is our firm belief that the military junta should be held to account for what happened there," said State Department spokesman Philip Crowley. Crowley described a United ...