The Comoros government called on France on Thursday to hand over a deposed rebel leader for trial, but the former colonial power said it has its own case to pursue and was examining an asylum request.Comoros government troops, backed by African Union...

The Comoros government said Wednesday it has defeated rebels and seized Anjouan island off the southeast coast of Africa.Soldiers were searching for a renegade colonel who had sought independence for the island and ruled there since 2001.The government...

The Comoros government regained control of the capital of a rebel-held island off the southeast coast of Africa on Tuesday, but sporadic fighting persisted as troops flushed out pockets of resistance and searched for a renegade colonel.Explosions and...

The Comoros government captured the capital of the rebel-held island of Anjouan on Tuesday, just hours after an African Union-backed military operation got under way to oust a renegade colonel who took power in May, a defense official said.Explosions and.

The Comoros government says it has captured the capital of the rebel-held island of Anjouan.The announcement comes just hours after an African Union-backed military operation got under way Tuesday to oust a renegade colonel who took power in Anjouan last.

The Comoros government says it has captured the capital of the rebel-held island of Anjouan.The announcement comes just hours after an African Union-backed military operation got under way Tuesday to oust a renegade colonel who took power in Anjouan last.

Explosions and gunfire resounded in the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros at dawn Tuesday, a day after the president warned of military action to oust a renegade colonel who seized Anjouan island last May.Blasts were gear in about 10-minute intervals and...

The government of the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros warned Monday of imminent military action to retake a key island that was seized last year by a renegade army colonel.The Comoros, an archipelago of three main islands about 250 miles off Africa’s...

Today is Friday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2007. There are 38 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 23, 1765, Frederick County, Md., became the first colonial entity to repudiate the British Stamp Act.On this date:In 1804, the 14th...

Somali pirates seized a cargo ship off the east African coast _ one in a series of high-seas attacks in the last week alone, officials said Monday.Gunmen hijacked the ship last Wednesday, said Andrew Mwangura, the program coordinator of the East Africa...