UN envoy says she met Myanmar army chief, calls for end to violence
Reuters United Nations Special Envoy Julie Bishop visited Myanmar’s capital and met with the head of the country’s military junta, she told a UN meeting on Tuesday, adding that actors in Myanmar had to move past what she called a “zero-sum mentality” to move toward a resolution of the South-East Asian country’s grinding conflict. Myanmar […]
Thirty-eight killed in Myanmar, says UN, as police fire to break up protests
Reuters Thirty-eight people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities, the United Nations said, the most violent day since demonstrations against last month’s military coup first broke out. Police and soldiers opened fire with live rounds with little warning, witnesses said. Protesters cover with makeshift shields […]