France: C. African Republic intervention imminent

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Gunfire echoed across the capital of the near-anarchic Central African Republic early Thursday amid reported clashes between the mostly Muslim armed fighters who have controlled the country since March and Christians who support the ousted president. The United Nations Security Council is set to authorize troops from African nations and former colonial power France to deploy amid growing sectarian violence. The most recent attack this week, which was blamed on Christian fighters, killed nearly a dozen women...