Martial law imposed in parts of Myanmar city as deaths rise

Myanmar's ruling junta has declared martial law in parts of Yangon as security forces killed more protesters in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month's military coup.

Myanmar's ruling junta has declared martial law in parts of the country's largest city as security forces killed more protesters in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month's military coup. At least 38 people were killed Sunday and dozens were injured in one of the deadliest days of the crackdown, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, an independent group tracking the toll of the violence. Most of those killed - 34 - were in Yangon, where two townships, Hlaing Thar Yar and neighboring Shwepyitha were being placed under martial law.