BANGKOK -- When armed rebels seized northern Myanmar's rare-earths mining belt in October, they dealt a blow to the country's embattled military junta - and wrested control of a key global resource.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected U.S. airstrikes pummeled sites across Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels early Friday, including neighborhoods in the capital, Sanaa. The extent ...

Suspected US airstrikes pummelled sites across Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels early on Friday, including neighbourhoods in the capital, Sanaa. The extent of the damage and possible casualties ...

Smoke rises after a blast in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday (AP) Suspected US airstrikes pummelled sites across Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels early on Friday, including neighbourhoods in the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected U.S. airstrikes pummeled sites across Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels early Friday, including neighborhoods in the capital, Sanaa. The extent of the ...