Contemporary history
Israeli Parliament Takes Closer Look At Staffers’ Skirts
Israel's parliament will retain a contentious dress code banning short skirts, but will make its enforcement and...
Somalia Car Bomb: 34 People Killed
At least 34 people have been killed and about 50 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The car...
Somalia Mogadishu Car Bomb
At least 16 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The...
Mogadishu Car Bomb ‘kills At Least 14’
At least 14 people were killed on Sunday when a car packed with explosives blew up near a busy intersection in...
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Afghanistan’s Helmand
At least six people were killed Saturday when a Taliban bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into Afghan soldiers who...
Afghan Military Would Support More Foreign Troops, Official Says
The Afghan Defense Ministry welcomed on Friday suggestions by the commander of international forces in Afghanistan that...
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Kills Four In Puntland Hotel Attack
Al-Shabab fighters stormed a hotel in the capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region killing four guards, while two...
Civilians Likely Killed In Yemen Raid
A deadly dawn raid on the al Qaeda militant group in southern Yemen earlier this week "likely killed" civilians and...
Shabaab Attacks Kenya Army Base In Somalia
Mogadishu (AFP) - Islamist Shabaab fighters attacked a Kenyan military base in southern Somalia on Friday in their...
Al-Shabab Fighters Attack Kenya Military Base In Somalia
It is not the first time that al-Shabab fighters have launched a fierce attack on Kenyan soldiers Islamist militant...
Ethiopian Troop Withdrawal From Somalia Exposes Peacekeeping Problems
Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the...
Car Bomb Leaves At Least 20 Dead
At least 20 people have died, while 15 have sustained injuries, after a car bomb exploded in Somalia on Sunday morning....
Stadium Blasts Kill 29 People
Two explosions near a football stadium in the heart of Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, have killed 29 people and...
Even My Son Will Get Tattoos and Wear Earrings
Nollywood actor and model IK Ogbonna is no stranger to us all. We know he is a man of style who goes about town without...
Pakistan Says Seven Troops Have Been Killed In Cross-Border Fire
The Pakistani military has accused India of killing seven soldiers in cross-border fire in the disputed Kashmir border,...
German Mission Attacked In Afghanistan
A suicide bomber has rammed a truck into the German consulate in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing at least...
My Tatoos Are Biblical Inspired – D-Black
Ever wondered why some of your favourite celebrities around the globe wear tatoos? Do you love them and would you love...
‘Al-Shabab Attack’ On Kenyan Town Mandera Kills 12
At least 12 people have been killed in an attack in Kenya claimed by Somalia-based militant Islamist group al-Shabab....
Shabaab ‘takes Somali Town’ After Ethiopia Troop Pullout
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group said Sunday they had retaken control of a town in...