March 13, 2015
Boko Haram Cleared From Adamawa State
The Nigerian military says troops have freed the last area held by Boko Haram militants in northeastern Adamawa state. The military says on its Twitter feed that troops on Thursday cleared insurgents out of Madagali, an area near the…
March 11, 2015
Kerry Calls for US War Powers to Fight IS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Congress to approve President Barack Obama's war powers request during testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Wednesday "Our nation is strongest when we act together -- and we simply…
March 3, 2015
Israeli PM Making Case Against Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to escalate his campaign against international diplomatic efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran during a speech before a joint meeting of Congress in Washington Tuesday. Netanyahu, who said…
March 1, 2015
Russians Pay Tribute to Slain Putin Critic
Thousands of people marched in central Moscow Sunday to mourn murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Many of the marchers carried Russian flags and placards saying, "I am not afraid," in memory of the veteran liberal politician and vocal critic…
March 1, 2015
Nigerian female bomb suspect beaten to death by mob
A mob beat a woman to death in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Bauchi in the belief that she was a suicide bomber, police and witnesses say. The woman - said to be a teenager - was attacked when she refused to be screened at the entrance to a…
March 1, 2015
South Sudan boys ‘kidnapped to be child soldiers’
Hundreds of boys in South Sudan have been kidnapped and forced to become child soldiers, the United Nations children's agency says. The figure is a big increase on the 89 child abductions reported by Unicef last month. Their latest statement blamed…
February 26, 2015
IS Militants Kidnap 220 Assyrians
At least 220 Assyrian Christians have been abducted in northeastern Syria in recent days, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Thursday. Observatory Director Rami Abdurrahman told VOA Islamic State fighters have…
February 26, 2015
Al-Shabab Targets Somali Presidential Palace
Somalia militant group Al-Shabab carried out a mortar attack at the presidential palace Thursday, and witnesses said one person was killed. Security officials confirmed the attack but did not release any information on casualties. Police said they…
February 17, 2015
IS May Be Selling Human Organs, Iraqi Diplomat Says
Iraq’s U.N. ambassador warned Tuesday that Islamic State militants might be trafficking human organs to help fund their campaign of terror. In a briefing to the U.N. Security Council, Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said Islamic State was carrying…
February 16, 2015
Libyan, Egyptian Airstrikes Target IS in Libya
Egyptian and Libyan warplanes carried out airstrikes Monday against the Islamic State group in eastern Libya, the militaries said, in retaliation for militants beheading 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians who were kidnapped in Libya. The bombings…