Philippine troops kill suspected bomber, capture another

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops have killed a suspected militant and captured another after a brief gunbattle with rebels aligned with the Islamic State group who are blamed for recent bombings in the south. Military officials say army troops and police clashed briefly with fighters of the Daulah Islamiyah group in Cotabato province while looking for the people behind recent bombings believed aimed at extorting money from bus companies and other businesses in the south. Despite a 2014 government peace pact with the largest Muslim separatist group and years of military offensives, a number of small groups of armed insurgents still pose a threat in the south.