Gunfire erupts near Guinea's presidential palace and the military locks down the area

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Shots were fired late Thursday near the presidential palace in Guinea ’s capital Conakry, and the army briefly locked down the city center and evacuated it. Local journalist Fode Toure, who was a few hundred meters from the presidential palace, told The...

Shots fired near the presidential palace in Guinea’s capital Conakry, and the military locks down the city center

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Shots fired near the presidential palace in Guinea’s capital Conakry, and the military locks down the city center.

Guinea's most wanted fugitive extradited from Liberia

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea's most wanted fugitive, a former senior military officer convicted of crimes against humanity over a 2009 stadium massacre, has been extradited from neighboring Liberia, officials said Thursday. Former Col. Claude Pivi had been on the run following a...

Guinea court sentences former junta leader to 20 years in prison over 2009 stadium massacre

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A Guinea court on Wednesday sentenced former junta leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of crimes against humanity in the 2009 stadium massacre by the military that killed at least 157 people and left dozens of women raped. ...

US stays alive with 4-1 win over New Zealand in Olympic men's soccer. Ukraine beats Morocco

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Djordje Mihailovic converted a penalty as the United States pounced early in a 4-1 victory over New Zealand on Saturday to stave off possible elimination at the Olympics. A loss in Marseille could have ended the Americans’ chance to advance to the...