Kano Nigeria – Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in a remote village in northeast Nigeria, a local government official told AFP. Maina
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Category: CRISES
Nigeria’s Buhari must start his presidency facing crippling fuel scarcity and power cuts
With the handover of president Goodluck Jonathan to Muhammadu Buhari coming in a few days on May 29, many Nigerians cannot wait for the resumption
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Islamic State raises flag over citadel in Syria’s Palmyra: supporters
Islamic State fighters have raised their flag over an ancient citadel in Syria’s historic city of Palmyra, pictures posted online overnight by the group’s supporters
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Drivers jailed over Lamborghini-Ferrari race through Beijing
Two young drivers have been jailed over a “Fast & Furious” style race through the Chinese capital that ended in the destruction of two luxury
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ISIS controls 50 percent of Syria after takeover of Palmyra, activists say
The Islamic State terror group now controls over half of Syrian territory after seizing the village and archaeological site of Palmyra Thursday, activists monitoring Syria’s
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ISIS captures part of ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, home to UNESCO World Heritage Site
Fighters from the militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized around a third of the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday
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New nuclear threat? North Korea claims it has miniaturized warheads
North Korea claimed Wednesday that it has manufactured nuclear warheads small enough to fit on the head of a missile, an announcement that is likely
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Bomb outside Afghan Justice Ministry kills five, wounds dozens
A car bomb exploded in the parking lot of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens as civil
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ISIS claims to have taken Ramadi, Pentagon admits terror group ‘has the advantage’
The Islamic State terror group claimed that it had seized control of the city of Ramadi Sunday in what would be the biggest loss for
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Burundi: Leaders of attempted coup arrested after President’s return
The President of Burundi declared Friday that peace had returned, two days after a failed military coup left the African nation in a state of
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ISIS nears Syria’s ancient Palmyra, advances in Iraq
BEIRUT: Extremists from ISIS closed in on Syria’s ancient metropolis of Palmyra Friday, hours before seizing a government headquarters in the strategic Iraqi city of
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President returns to Burundi after army says coup bid failed
President Pierre Nkurunziza returned to Burundi on Thursday, his office said, after the army chief declared that an attempted coup staged when the east African
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