Myanmar Buddhists Threaten to Kill Muslims

Hundreds of Buddhists threatened to kill Muslims as they rode motorcycles through Myanmar's second-largest city Friday, raising the prospect of further violence after two people were killed earlier in the week. Over the past two years, religious violence has flared throughout the country also known as Burma. It jeopardizes political reforms initiated by the quasi-civilian government of President Thein Sein, who took office in 2011 following 49 years of repressive military...

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