The Myanmar military on Monday took control of the government and announced a nationwide state of emergency hours after detaining the country's civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other high-ranking elected government officials in a coup. Military-backed Vice President U Myint Swe, a former general, has been appointed acting president, the military announced in a broadcast on its Myawaddy News television channel. The military, known as the Tatmadaw ...