Boko Haram militants launches first attack on Chadian village
By DANY PADIRE and KRISTA LARSON Suspected Boko Haram militants staged their first attack in Chad on Friday, hitting the third country outside their home base of Nigeria in recent…
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Suicide bomb hits Niger border town after Boko Haram attack
By DALATOU MAMANE Boko Haram staged an overnight assault on a border town in Niger and a suicide bomber detonated explosives near a market in the same town a few…
Nigeria postpones elections to March 28, cites uprising
By MICHELLE FAUL Nigeria’s electoral commission says it is postponing presidential and legislative elections until March 28 because security forces fighting an Islamic uprising cannot voters’ safety around the country.…
Nigeria postponing Feb. 14 vote amid Boko Haram violence
By MICHELLE FAUL Nigeria’s electoral commission will postpone Feb. 14 presidential and legislative elections for six weeks to give a new multinational force time to secure northeastern areas under the…
Pope leads silent prayer for migrant desert dead
Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer he delivered from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square, on he occasion of All Saints Day, at…
FREED FRENCH HOSTAGES ARRIVE HOME AFTER 3 YEARS
By SARAH DiLORENZO Released French hostage Daniel Larribe, right, is surrounded by his wife and two daughters as French President, Francois Hollande, left, and defense minister, Jean-Luc Le Drian, second…
TERROR LEADER’S GROUP GROWS, VOWS TO AID EGYPTIANS
By AHMED MOHAMED FILE – In this undated file image taken from video provided by the SITE Intel Group and made available Thursday Jan. 17, 2013, purports to show terrorist…