Madagascar military group claims take-over

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A colonel who supported a politician’s takeover in Madagascar last year says he and other top-ranking officers have taken over the Indian Ocean island nation.

Col. Charles Andrianasoavina was joined by the head of security of the president he helped oust last year when he made the declaration Wednesday to reporters he called to a military base near the airport.

Andrianasoavina said nothing about the whereabouts of Andry Rajoelina, the politician who seized power last year. Rajoelina is believed to be in the capital.

The claim comes in the midst of a referendum to accept or reject a new constitution that calls for keeping Rajoelina in power indefinitely. Voting is continuing, with few on the island aware of the officers’ declaration.

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NATO: Bomber kills Afghanistan military bomb

Kabul (Afghanistan) (AP) - NATO said in a statement that a service member was killed by a bomb in the southern part of the Afghanistan.

The statement provided no details more.

Afghan and NATO forces aggressively expanded their presence in the South of the Afghanistan for months in an attempt to regain control of region of insurgents residents say pockets of control have been established but the fighting and the bombings are daily.

Many believe that the success of the operation depend not only on the securing of the region, but on the question of whether the Government is able to put in place for Governments and development in the region also.

Died Sunday is the number of members of the international forces killed this month-49.

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