War_Conflict
US-Backed Syria Force Fights For IS-Held Base Near Raqa
US-backed fighters battled on Sunday to dislodge jihadists from a key military base north of Raqa city, the heart of...
Sri Lanka Makes First Arrest Over Hate Crimes Against Muslims
Police in Sri Lanka have arrested a key figure from an extremist Buddhist organisation blamed for a series of hate...
Gaddafi’s Son Saif ‘freed’ In Libya
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, second son of the late deposed Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, is said to have been freed...
President Mugabe Sacks Zimbabwe’s Chief Prosecutor Johannes Tomana
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has sacked the country's chief prosecutor, Johannes Tomana, after a tribunal found...
Farmers Call To Return Home
Farmers and fishermen displaced by Boko Haram violence in northeast Nigeria want to return home, saying it will help...
Afghan Soldier Kills 3 US Service Members
Three US soldiers were killed and another wounded during a joint US-Afghan military operation in Nangarhar Province on...
Rise and Fall of Kadhafi’s Heir Apparent
Seif al-Islam, whose release was reported on Saturday, was the likely successor to his father Moamer Kadhafi and had...
Libyan Group Says It Has Freed Kadhafi Son Seif Al-Islam
An armed group in Libya said on Facebook Saturday it has freed Seif al-Islam, the son of dead dictator Moamer Kadhafi...
Congo Fighting Keeps 150,000 Children From School
Tens of thousands of children in central Democratic Republic of Congo can’t go to school because of the violence...
UN Peacekeeper Death Toll Rises After Mali Jihadist Attack
The death toll in a jihadist attack on UN peacekeepers in northern Mali has risen to four, the United Nations mission...
Trump Commits To NATO Security Clause After Refusing A Few Weeksago
President Donald Trump, days after returning from a European trip to meet with NATO allies, waited until Friday to...
Notre Dame Attacker A Self-Radicalised Novice
An Algerian man who attacked a policeman with a hammer outside Notre Dame cathedral was a loner with a deep interest in...
Afghan Commando Kills Two US Soldiers
An Afghan commando Saturday killed two American soldiers and wounded two others during a joint operation in eastern...
Sri Lanka’s De Silva Replaces Perera At Champions Trophy
Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva will replace injured team-mate Kusal Perera at the Champions Trophy tournament in...
Iraq Paramilitaries Make Fresh Progress West of Mosul
Iraq's paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi forces said Saturday that they had retaken all areas west of Mosul from the...
Iran Opposes Iraqi Kurdish Independence Vote
Iran voiced its opposition on Saturday to an announcement by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that it will organise a...
Police Officer Dead In DR Congo Court Attack
A police officer was killed in an attack on a court compound in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a judicial source...
Syria Army Says It Holds Fifth of Key Desert Territory
Syrian pro-government forces now hold more than a fifth of the country's strategic desert, the army said Saturday,...
No Excuses In Prosecution of Maj. Mahama’s ‘killers’ – Haruna Warns
Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has served notice his side will accept no excuses in the prosecution of the suspected...