Myanmar sends more troops into streets
Myanmar’s military government flooded the main city of Yangon with troops, swelling their numbers to about 20,000 by Sunday and ensuring that almost all demonstrators would remain off the streets, a diplomat said. Meanwhile, a U.N. envoy failed to meet with Myanmar’s top two junta leaders in his effort to persuade them to ease a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. But he was allowed a highly orchestrated session with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Full Story