U.N. Security Council condemns violence, urges restraint in Myanmar

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday condemned the Myanmar military's use of violence in cracking down on people protesting last month's coup and urged the military to "exercise utmost restraint."While strongly condemning violence against peaceful protesters including women and children, it also called for an immediate release of people detained by the military, according to a statement from the council's president.The president's statement, which is seen as having more authority than a press statement, was unanimously supported by the council's 15 members.In the statement, the Security C…READ FULL ARTICLE