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Multiple Blasts Rock Nigerian City

Multiple explosions rocked the outskirts of Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri early Friday, killing three...

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Upstaging Jihad In Tunisia’s Impoverished Mountains

A rustic theatre where performers wear masks carved from cactus aims to win over young Tunisians in a long neglected...

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Thousands Flee Boko Haram Attacks Around Nigeria’s Chibok

Some 7,000 people have fled from villages around the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok because of Boko Haram attacks,...

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Russian Jets Accidentally Bombed US-Backed Forces In Syria

Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought...

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Muslim, Christian Clerics Convene Co-Existence Meeting

Top Muslim and Christian clerics from the Middle East gathered in Cairo on Tuesday for a two-day conference on...

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‘UN Attack Helicopter’ Disperses Fighters In CAR

UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic have prevented heavily armed militia launching an attack on the town of...

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In Name At Least, ISIL Is Defeated

ISIL is no more. At least, that's the case in the hallways of the Pentagon, where military officials have done an...

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Boko Haram Attack Kills Seven In Nigeria

At least seven soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on military positions in northeast Nigeria, a civilian...

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Donors Pledge $672 Mn In Aid For Lake Chad Region

Donor countries meeting in Oslo on Friday pledged $672 million (634 million euros) in emergency aid for people...

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Iraq Air Force Strikes IS Targets In Syria

The Iraqi air force struck members of the Islamic State group inside neighbouring Syria Friday, officials said, adding...

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Boko Haram Leader Killed Spokesman Over ‘leadership Plot’

The leader of Boko Haram's main faction, Abubakar Shekau, has admitted killing the group's purported spokesman over an...

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World Donors Gather In Oslo To Tackle Nigeria Famine

UN aid agencies and donor countries gathered in Oslo Thursday for a two-day meeting to raise emergency aid for millions...

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IS, Boko Haram Won’t Be Defeated Unless Corruption Tackled

Western governments need to step up their efforts to combat corruption if they are to defeat jihadists such as the...

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Civilians In the Crossfire of Boko Haram and the Military

The four women lay dazed on the beds of the clinic. The face of one of them was burnt. Another broke her leg during the...

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Suicide Bombers Die In Failed Attack In Nigeria

As many as seven suicide bombers, six of them women, have blown themselves up while trying to attack the northeast...

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UN Envoy Warns On Upsurge In CAR Violence

The United Nations remains wary of security in the Central African Republic as violence persists in the outskirts of...

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UN Demands Armed Groups Stop Fighting In C. Africa

The UN Security Council on Wednesday demanded armed groups in the Central African Republic immediately halt fighting...

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Hitler Lookalike Arrested In Austria

A Hitler lookalike has been arrested in Austria on charges of glorifying the Nazi era, local officials say. The man,...

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Nigerian Soldiers Filmed Beating Up Disabled Man

Two Nigerian soldiers have been arrested and charged with assault after they were filmed beating a disabled man with...