At least 13 people killed and more kidnapped by extremist rebels in eastern Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 13 people were killed and others kidnapped in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, local authorities said Saturday. Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces, which has ties to IS, killed civilians in Mabisio village in...

7 people are killed in Pakistan when a militant's car bomb accidentally explodes

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful car bomb accidentally detonated at the house of a Pakistani Taliban militant in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two children and five suspected militants, police said. The explosion took place before dawn in the city of Mir...

Pakistani security forces kill 12 insurgents in 2 raids hours apart

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces faced off with insurgents in two separate raids hours apart on their hideouts in two troubled areas in the country killing 12 militants and wounding six others, the military said Wednesday. Four insurgents were killed in the first raid in...

17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country's west, Chad's army said. The attack in the Lake Chad region happened on Saturday, army spokesperson Gen. Issakh...

Chad's army says an attack by Boko Haram rebels has left 17 soldiers and 96 insurgents dead

Rivals of ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina foil her party's attempt to hold a rally

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Rivals of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday thwarted a plan by her Awami League party to hold a rally in Bangladesh’s capital, seen as a potential first effort to make a comeback on the streets since she fled the country in August amid a mass uprising. ...

2 suspected rebels and 2 members of government-run militia are killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI (AP) — Two suspected militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Friday, while assailants killed two members of a government-sponsored militia elsewhere in the disputed region. The region, divided between India...

Who will certify Donald Trump's presidential win? Kamala Harris, that's who

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's presidential win is going to be certified in Congress in January by the candidate he beat, Vice President Kamala Harris. Under the Constitution, the vice president is the head of the Senate, and it's the role of the Senate president to declare the...

Head of Myanmar's military government visits close ally China for the first time since taking power

BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar's military government embarked Tuesday on an official visit to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international ally, for several regional meetings. It is the first time Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has traveled to the...

Indian troops kill 3 suspected rebels in disputed Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Three suspected militants were killed Saturday in separate gunbattles in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Saturday. India’s military in a statement said soldiers intercepted a group of militants in a forested area in southern Anantnag district on...