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Thousands of Rohingya Flee to Bangladesh

Aid agencies say more than 18,000 Rohingya Muslims escaping violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state have entered Bangladesh in less than a week.

Aid agencies say more than 18,000 Rohingya Muslims escaping violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state have entered Bangladesh in less than a week. Also, South Asia is hit by some of the worst monsoon floods in years, and the UN accuses Venezuela of deliberate human rights abuses.

(Photo: Rohingya children cross the Bangladesh-Myanmar border fence. Credit: Reuters)

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Wed 30 Aug 201710:06GMT

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  • Wed 30 Aug 201710:06GMT