Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. March 16 (Reuters) - Myanmar's parliament convened on Monday for the first time since a coup five years ago, in one of the final steps in a nominal return to democracy where its powerful military retains tight control.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nigerian military authorities are set to try more than a dozen officers over allegations that they planned to overthrow the government last year, capping months of concerns about security in Africa's largest democracy after a series of military takeovers in neighboring nations in recent years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polling stations open on Sunday for the final stage of Myanmar's three-phase election, a one-sided vote that has been widely derided as a sham, with politicians jailed, the main opposition party banned and conflict raging across parts of the country.