Nairobi (AFP) - Islamist gunmen launched an overnight attack on a police camp in Kenya's north-east, close to the Somali border, police and militants said Thursday. "Over 50 terrorists attacked the...
ISIS is allegedly an Al Qaeda-linked Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant, known for its ruthless tactics and suicide bombers and who currently poses a threat throughout the Middle East. It is also...
Nearly five million people in Somalia are suffering from a shortage of food due to poor rainfall, floods and displacement, the United Nations says. More than 300,000 children under the age of five...
A notebook found on New York and New Jersey bombings suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami contained ramblings about terrorists and also mentioned Anwar al-Awlaki, the Yemeni-American imam who was a spokesman...
A week-old truce in Syria brokered by the US and Russia appears close to unravelling, with alleged violations by government and rebel forces mounting. A US-backed rebel group in the divided northern...
President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Ghana is joining forces with other African countries to combat terrorism in the West African sub-region. “As a government, we are making all efforts...
A cessation of hostilities has come into effect in Syria, although it is unclear how widely it will be observed. If the truce holds for seven days, the US and Russia will carry out co-ordinated air...
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been treated for pneumonia, her doctor says, after she was taken ill at a 9/11 ceremony. Dr Lisa Bardack said she was diagnosed with pneumonia...
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she is "feeling great" hours after her early exit from a 9/11 ceremony raised health fears. Her campaign said earlier she had left the event...
It has been 15 years since the world was terrified by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U. S. that killed nearly 3,000 people, yet its wrongful policy thereafter led to the rampant global...
A day of intense airstrikes Saturday on and around the northern city of Aleppo killed at least 45 people, according to opposition activists. The Aleppo Media Center, an activist collective, said 45...
Turkey and the EU have welcomed a nationwide truce for Syria brokered by the US and Russia but have warned that further action is needed. Turkey said aid must be delivered from the very start while...
Russia and the US have announced an agreement on Syria starting with a "cessation of hostilities" from sunset on Monday. Under the plan, the Syrian government will end combat missions in specified...
A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo, rebel sources say. The group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham said on its Twitter account that...
A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo, rebel sources say. The group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham said on its Twitter account that...
As far as presidential positions go, Somalia must rank as one of the toughest in the world. The Horn of Africa country has been mired in conflict, poverty and Islamist insurgency over the past two...
Hell nearly broke loose in the studios of an Accra-based radio station when the founder and leader of the Heaven's Gate Ministry, Nicholas Osei popularly known as 'Kumchacha' finally squared up with...
The US has previously used unmanned drone aircraft to kill AQAP members in Yemen The US military says it has killed 13 members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in air strikes in Yemen. US...
Notorious hate preacher Anjem Choudary, who led a flag-burning demonstration outside the US embassy on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and voiced support for jihad, has been jailed for inviting...
Uzbekistan's first and only president has died, leaving an uncertain future for a government marred by controversy. President Islam Karimov, who ruled Uzbekistan for 25 years, died Friday, the Uzbek...
