U.S. air strike kills suspected IS coordinator in Somalia
A U.S. air strike killed a facilitator for an Islamic State-aligned militia in northern Somalia, a statement from the American military’s Africa Command said on...
Nigeria bans local Shi’ite group after protests
Nigeria’s government has banned a Shi’ite Muslim group whose followers have been holding protests to demand the release of their detained leader, accusing the group...
At least 65 killed in Nigeria Boko Haram attack: state TV
At least 65 people have been killed in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno after Boko Haram militants targeted civilians on their way from a funeral,...
Grasshoppers take Vegas by swarm, disrupting weather radar, tourism
Swarms of grasshoppers have descended upon America’s Sin City in unusual abundance this week, disrupting weather radars, deterring tourists and invoking hysteria on social media....
Peruvian President Vizcarra proposes early legislative elections
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Sunday proposed moving up legislative elections and cutting his mandate for 2020, considering that Congress has not approved all his...
Saudi court postpones hearing of prominent preacher Awdah: son
A Saudi court on Sunday postponed until November the trial of prominent Islamist preacher Salman al-Awdah, who could face the death penalty on terrorism-related charges,...
Five killed in air strike on goverment-backed Libyan hospital
Five doctors were killed and at least eight medical personnel injured late on Saturday in an air strike on a field hospital run by the...
Vietnam detains 380 Chinese people in illegal online gambling bust
Police in Vietnam on Sunday detained more than 380 Chinese people accused of running the country’s largest-ever underground online gambling ring, the government said....
Pope offers prayers for migrants killed in Mediterranean shipwreck
Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for migrants who died in the Mediterranean Sea this week, in what the U.N. refugee agency called the worst...
Three killed during a wedding shootout in Lebanon’s Baalbek city
Three people were killed on Sunday after a brawl turned into an exchange of gunfire during a wedding near the ancient Lebanese city of Baalbek,...