Yangon, Rabi'II 27, 1436, February 16, 2015, SPA -- Myanmar troops killed at least 26 rebels near the Chinese border in accelerated fighting following recent heavy government casualties, state media reported Monday, according to dpa. Government troops found 18 bodies, and captured eight wounded rebels who died in hospital Sunday night, according to state-run The Mirror newspaper. Nearly 50 soldiers were killed and dozens injured in combat last week in the northern Shan state. --SPA 11:48 LOCAL TIME 08:48 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w