The Nigerian military said Thursday it had rescued one of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from the town of Chibok in 2014, one of the world's most notorious kidnappings in recent years. The abduction of more than 270 students sparked international condemnation and heavy...
An Afghan official said the Taliban have shot and killed three people in western Farah province. Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the provincial governor, says the attack unfolded when a group of Taliban fighters stopped a bus travelling in the Bala Buluk district on Thursday....
A polar bear cub has been born in Britain for the first time in 25 years, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland said on Wednesday. Mother polar bear Victoria is believed to have given birth at the Highland Wildlife Park in northeastern Scotland after staff heard high pitched cries in...
Fourteen worshippers were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque on Nigeria's border with Cameroon, civilian vigilantes told AFP. The suspected Boko Haram extremist blew himself up amid worshippers inside the mosque in Gamboru around 5:00 am (0400 GMT), shortly before...
