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MANILA, Philippines – Officials say Philippine troops have killed at least 23 Muslim rebels in renewed clashes in the restive south, raising the insurgents’ death toll in a three-week government offensive to nearly 100. The offensive was launched against a renegade rebel group called the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, which …

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduran authorities have captured a prominent Honduran businessman wanted in the United States on drug-trafficking charges. President Juan Orlando Hernandez confirmed the arrest of Jose Miguel Handal, late Thursday through his Twitter account. Handal is accused in the United States of running an organization responsible for distributing …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast’s former first lady is appealing her conviction and a 20-year sentence for her role in the West African country’s post-election violence. More than 3,000 people were killed after former President Laurent Gbagbo refused to accept his defeat in 2010 elections to Alassane Ouattara, who …