Sri Lanka, March 31 -- Myanmar's military leadership declared a week of national mourning on Monday with flags to fly at half-mast until April 6 "in sympathy for the loss of life and damages" from a massive quake, which has killed more than 2,000 people. In Thailand, hopes faded of finding more survivors amid the rubble.

Myanmar quake death toll rises to 2,056

The death toll in Myanmar has risen to 2,056, the ruling junta said Monday, with more than 3,900 people injured. A statement from a junta spokesperson said that 270 more people were still missing.

Survivors were pulled out of rubble in Myanmar and signs of life were detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok on Monday as efforts intensified to find people trapped three days...