Pope Francis' funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday World leaders praised Francis for his moral leadership and compassion, while ordinary faithful remembered his simplicity and humanity. World 22 Apr, 2025
France's military is being ousted from more African countries. Here's why The officials declined to confirm numbers of troop reductions but called it significant. World 25 Dec, 2024
At least 140 villagers killed by suspected herders in weekend attacks in north-central Nigeria Gunmen attacked remote villages over the weekend in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, killing at least 140 people, officials and survivors said Tuesday, the latest case this year of such mass killings blamed on the farmer-herder crisis in the West African nation. World 27 Dec, 2023
Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger's president Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger's democratically elected president, announcing on state television late Wednesday that they have put an end to the government over the African country's deteriorating security. World 27 Jul, 2023
World reacts to death of Britain's Prince Philip Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth and a leading figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. Here are reactions from major public figures in Britain and around the world. World 10 Apr, 2021
42 abducted from Nigerian school 2 weeks ago freed: official An official says 42 people including 27 students who were abducted two weeks ago from a school in northern Nigeria have been freed. World 27 Feb, 2021
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation. World 27 Feb, 2021
Boko Haram claims abduction of students in northern Nigeria LAGOS: Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria's northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of... Women 16 Dec, 2020
Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria MAIDGURI: Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen in Nigeria as they were harvesting crops in the country's northern state of Borno, officials said. One said the death toll could rise to... Women 30 Nov, 2020
Nigeria's president urges end to protests but remains silent on demonstration shooting Amnesty says 12 protesters killed in Lagos on Tuesday President did not refer to protest shooting in speech Buhari is a former military ruler voted into office in 2015 ABUJA/LAGOS: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called for... Women 23 Oct, 2020
Nations debate easing lockdown as economic hardship grows BERLIN: Facing rising unemployment and with many of their citizens struggling to make ends meet, governments around the world are wrestling with when and how to ease the restrictions designed to control the coronavirus pandemic. Mandatory lockdowns... Women 18 Apr, 2020
Nigeria's Buhari wins second term as president: electoral commission results ABUJA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday won a second term at the helm of Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer, a tally by Reuters based on electoral commission results showed. Buhari faces a daunting to-do list,... Women 27 Feb, 2019
