Nigeria: Two explosions ripped through a crowded mobile phone market in the northeast Nigerian city of Potiskum on Sunday, residents said, a day after a car exploded outside a police station, killing at least two. The blasts rocked the Kasuwar … read more
New York: Oil prices tumbled Tuesday to fresh 5.5-year lows as Saudi Arabia blamed weak global economic growth and said it will stick to its guns on production policy. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in February sank $2.11 … read more
At least 16 people have been killed and several injured by a bomb attack in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, medics say. Some reports say that the market explosion was triggered by a girl suicide bomber who may have … read more
Boko Haram militants opened fire on northern Nigerian villages, leaving bodies scattered everywhere and as many as 2,000 people feared dead, officials said. The attack on Baga and surrounding towns looks as if it could be Boko Haram’s deadliest act,” … read more
Arbil: Militants from the Islamic State group launched a surprise attack on Kurdish forces in the Gwer area of north Iraq, killing 26, security officials said Saturday. The militants crossed the Zab river by boat and occupied Gwer — some … read more