Three people were killed in southwestern France on Friday when a gunman held up a car, opened fire on police and then took hostages in a...
A gunman is holding several people hostage in a supermarket in Trèbes, in the south of France. French media say the man had earlier fired shots...
Russia is supporting and even supplying arms to the Taliban, the head of US forces in Afghanistan has told the BBC. In an exclusive interview, Lt...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will cut short his first diplomatic trip to Africa on Monday to return to deal with urgent work in Washington,...
Nigeria’s House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at helping authorities to tackle money laundering and funding for terrorism. Following international pressure, the law...
Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadists have killed five civilians and two soldiers in fresh attacks in Cameroon and Chad, local sources said Thursday. “A group of Boko...
Nigeria security operatives have arrested many members of Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) who infiltrated Nigeria. They were arrested in Benue, Edo and Kogi. Security...
Gunmen in Pakistan shot and killed two women working on a polio eradication campaign on Thursday, the latest in a string of attacks on efforts to...
Nigeria’s military says it has released 244 “repentant” Boko Haram suspects who have undergone rehabilitation. The authorities say they have been de-radicalised and can re-enter society,...
Islamic State (ISIS) has declared war on Gaza-based Palestinian terror group Hamas, for its inability to prevent the United States recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital....