Zimbabwe military warns it will act against those who do not cooperate

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, whose 37 years in power make him one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, faced his end game Wednesday, after the military placed him under house arrest and seized control of the country to end a prolonged succession crisis.

The 93-year-old ruler was being held with his wife, Grace, whose own presidential ambition and insistence that he fire his vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, angered military leaders to the point at which they decided to take charge.

South African President Jacob Zuma confirmed Mugabe was being detained at home by the military and sent two senior officials as envoys to Zimbabwe to negotiate with the country's generals.

The Southern African Development Community was also