18 anti-coup protesters killed in Myanmar: U.N.

Myanmar security forces killed 18 protesters and wounded over 30 others around the country on Sunday, in the bloodiest day since a military coup ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government one month ago, according to a U.N. agency.U.N. Human Rights Office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani, in a statement from Geneva, said the deaths reportedly occurred as a result of live ammunition fired into crowds in Yangon, Dawei, Mandalay, Myeik, Bago and Pakokku."We strongly condemn the escalating violence against protests in Myanmar and call on the military to immediately halt the use of force against p…READ FULL ARTICLE