Ahmed Abdallah Sambi News

By Ahmed Ali Amir President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi's ruling coalition in Comoros has won an overwhelming majority at legislative elections according to preliminary results, a senior government source said on Monday.

Preliminary returns from Sunday's elections in the Comoros indicate the president's ruling coalition is heading for a landslide victory that could extend his rule.

Moroni - Comoran authorities released from detention a senior opposition leader on Wednesday, a day after his arrest, but said the charges remained in place.

Moroni, Comoros - The president of Comoros asked France on Saturday to increase efforts to find the black boxes of an Airbus 310 that crashed on its way from Yemen to Comoros last month.

The president of Comoros has asked France to increase efforts to find the black boxes of an Airbus 310 that crashed on its way from Yemen to Comoros last month.

Paris - The Comoros president on Saturday called for calm in the aftermath of a plane crash that killed 152 people, as Yemenia cancelled all flights to the islands and thousands rallied in France.

Moroni - Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi said on Thursday that rescuers had yet to recover any bodies from the site of the Yemenia plane crash, and appealed for more international help.

A 14-year old girl is the only known survivor so far of the 153 people on the Airbus A310 from Sana'a, Yemen, which crashed at sea after missing its first attempt at landing in the Comoran capital, Moroni, in bad weather.

Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, who was to attend an African Union summit in Libya, offered his condolences to the victims ' families, nationalradio reported.