22 people, including children, abducted by armed men in northern Congo

At least 22 people, including children, were abducted from three villages in northern Congo, local authorities said. Seven armed men dressed in white military uniforms, attacked towns in Ango territory in Bas-Uele province Tuesday, area administrator Mazale Lekabusia Marcellin told The Associated

Armed criminals holding 4 hostage in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea security forces are prepared to use lethal force to free a foreign national and three citizens of the South Pacific island nation from armed criminals, the police commissioner said. The foreign national and three Papua New Guinea university students