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…
February 16, 2015
US Celebrates Presidents’ Day Holiday
Today Monday is Presidents' Day in the U.S. Millions of workers and school children are getting a day off for the annual holiday. Many patriotic and historical groups use the day for staging celebrations and reenactments of historical events. It…
February 11, 2015
Obama Seeks Authorization From Congress to Fight IS
President Barack Obama sent Congress a request Wednesday for authorization to use military force in the campaign against the Islamic State group, urging lawmakers to "show the world we are united in our resolve to counter the threat." In a letter to…
February 10, 2015
Ukraine Rebels Attack Local Military HQ
Rocket strikes in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Tuesday hit the headquarters of the military's operation against Russia-backed separatists and residential areas ahead of a key summit aimed at ending the conflict. President Petro…
February 10, 2015
Niger to send troops to Nigeria
Niger's parliament has voted to send troops to Nigeria to join the fight against militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The vote took place after Boko Haram attacked a prison and detonated a car bomb on Monday in the town of Diffa, near Niger's border…