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By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Timothy Mclaughlin NAYPYITAW/YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's upper house of parliament approved a bill on Friday that gives Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful government role, despite opposition from the military on the second day of her party's new administration. The bill creates the post of state counselor and would allow the Nobel laureate to coordinate ministers and influence the executive. It would help Suu Kyi circumvent a constitution written under the former junta that prevents her leading the country because her two sons are not Myanmar citizens.More...