It could have been a scene right out of one of his own thrillers. And when his next novel is published, it may very well be.

The new leader of Guinea-Bissau has been sworn in following the assassination of the president a day earlier.

Guinea-Bissau, a tiny country in West Africa, has had a long history of instability and numerous attempted coups since independence from Portugal in 1974. For 23 of the past 29 years, the country was ruled by President Joao Bernardo Vieira.

A senior official says renegade soldiers have killed Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieira, hours after a bomb blast took the life of his rival, the armed forces chief of the fragile West African nation.

A senior official says renegade soldiers have killed Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieira, hours after a bomb blast took the life of his rival, the armed forces chief of the fragile West African nation.

Prolonged gunfire has been heard around Guinea-Bissau’s presidential palace after a bomb blast killed the chief of the armed forces of the fragile West African nation.

Witnesses say an explosion has rocked the headquarters of Guinea-Bissau’s armed forces, wounding at least three soldiers.

A local official in Guinea-Bissau says at least 71 people were on board a wooden canoe that capsized on a river in strong winds.

A navy sergeant who Guinea-Bissau authorities believe masterminded a coup attempt here late last month has been arrested, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

Guinea-Bissau’s government says six soldiers have been arrested in the West African country a day after armed men attacked the president’s home.