JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Lesotho’s military seized two police stations Saturday as gunfire rang out in the capital of the mountainous kingdom. The country’s prime minister said the actions amounted to a ...

Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane said he had fled for his life across the border to South Africa, accusing the military of seizing power in a coup and leaving the country in flux. In a pre-dawn move ...

JOHANNESBURG – The military in Lesotho has occupied police stations and surrounded some government buildings in the capital of the mountainous country and are moving to other districts, a security ...

JOHANNESBURG—Turmoil engulfed the tiny kingdom of Lesotho early on Saturday, after troops stormed police stations and forced the prime minister to flee the landlocked country, according to a member of ...

MASERU, Lesotho, Aug. 31 (UPI) --Lesotho military officials denied staging a coup to overthrow the government, saying they were acting against police suspected of trying to arm political fanatics.

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