At first glance, the Bren looked wrong. Top-mounted magazine. Awkward profile. Slower rate of fire than its German rivals.

Human Rights Watch submission to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee on democracy and human rights in ...

There’s nothing new about calling George Orwell’s most influential novel prescient. But the focus has usually been on his ...

Thailand’s top diplomat says that a 5-year-old plan by Southeast Asian leaders to end Myanmar’s civil war has failed but ...

"Mino" Ohye, who pulled off quite a rare feat during his military service, celebrated his 100 birthday on Thursday in West Sacramento, California.

The annual commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana and the defence of Rorke’s Drift was held at Brecon Cathedral on Sunday, ...

Travelling to cemeteries is neither common nor particularly popular in our part of the world. Even heritage tourism itself ...

The Gaunless Valley’s last known Second World War veteran has died, aged 102. Victor Brown, who earned the 1939 War ...

Myanmar's military-backed party has completed a sweeping victory in the country's three-phase general election, state media said, cementing an outcome long expected after a tightly controlled ...

It is undoubted that George Orwell is one of the most important political writers of the 20th century. Labelling him a political writer reflects how deeply his life and works were influenced by the ...

Many internationals now assume that Myanmar’s political future will ultimately be determined by Beijing. This is a profound ...

Reuters and Amnesty probes reveal the sanctions-busting fuel supply behind a bombing campaign that killed more than 2,000 people last year.