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George Washington Revolutionaries and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns meet in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands

Nov. 23, 2024 04:02 AM EST

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-4) vs. George Washington Revolutionaries (4-1) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Revolutionaries -4.5; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana and George Washington square off...

Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year

Nov. 20, 2024 16:14 PM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Southern African leaders resolved Wednesday to extend for another year the presence of regional troops deployed to fight rebels in conflict-torn eastern Congo, and also pledged to work toward peace in Mozambique, where disputed elections stoked unrest. The...

At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy

Nov. 20, 2024 11:08 AM EST

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after their convoy was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in north-central Nigeria, authorities said. A team of 80 security operatives tasked with protecting the power network were...

Pakistani security forces raid a militant hideout in the northwest and 10 insurgents are killed

Nov. 18, 2024 12:59 PM EST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in northwest Pakistan on Monday, sparking an hourslong shootout in which at least 10 insurgents were killed and several others were wounded, police said. The raid occurred in Tirah, a district in the...

Bangladesh will seek extradition of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina from India

Nov. 17, 2024 10:22 AM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s interim leader and Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said Sunday that his administration will seek the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, where has been in exile since fleeing a mass uprising in August. In a...

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

Nov. 16, 2024 14:14 PM EST

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

Nov. 14, 2024 10:09 AM EST

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

Nov. 13, 2024 14:29 PM EST

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

Nov. 11, 2024 04:51 AM EST

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

Nov. 11, 2024 04:47 AM EST
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad's army says an attack by Boko Haram rebels has left 17 soldiers and 96 insurgents dead.