Myanmar rebel groups, junta agree to ceasefire

YANGON, Myanmar — An alliance of ethnic minority armed groups in Myanmar said on Sunday it had agreed to a four-day ceasefire with the junta in northern Shan state following clashes in which its fighters seized territory from the military along a strategic highway to China.

The area has been rocked by fighting since late last month, when the so-called Three Brotherhood Alliance renewed an offensive against junta troops along the road to China's southwestern Yunnan province.