Nigeria

Nigeria

• 

  Hostage killings a new, dangerous turn for Nigeria

  Radical Islamic fighters killed seven foreign hostages in Nigeria, European diplomats said Sunday, making it the worst such kidnapping violence in ... 

• Nigerian extremists claim they killed 7 hostages

  A breakaway Islamic extremist group said Saturday it had killed seven foreigners who its members kidnapped from northern Nigeria, according to an ... 

• Nigeria: Muslim leader calls for extremist amnesty

  The top spiritual leader for Muslims in Nigeria called Tuesday for the nation's president to grant a "total amnesty" for Islamic extremists now ... 

• Nigeria military base attack kills at least 20

  Fighters linked to the radical Islamic terrorist network Boko Haram attacked a military base in Nigeria's north on Sunday in an assault that left at ... 

• 

  Nigeria's big city razes homes as poor left behind

  The bulldozers came at dawn to this neighborhood of shanty homes and concrete buildings in Nigeria's largest city, followed by riot police carrying ... 

• Bombs hit Nigerian city during opposition meeting

  Witnesses say several bombs have exploded in a northeastern Nigeria city which is hosting a meeting of opposition political parties. The blasts ... 

• 

  Clinton: Nigerian poverty fuels religious violence

  Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that Nigeria must do more to alleviate the extreme poverty across the nation's predominantly Muslim ... 

• Video claims Nigeria sect holds 7 French hostages

  A video posted online Monday apparently shows seven French hostages kidnapped from northern Cameroon, with a masked militant claiming the radical ... 

• 6 killed in attack in northern Nigeria

  Nigeria's military says that at least six people have been killed in an attack in northeastern Nigeria, a region under attack by Islamic extremists. 

• Suicide bombings in Nigeria north kill at least 3

  Authorities say two separate suicide bombings in Nigeria's northeast city of Maiduguri have killed at least three civilians and injured many soldiers. 

• Nigeria secret police say terror group broken up

  Nigeria's secret police said Wednesday they broke up a terrorist group backed by "Iranian handlers" who wanted to assassinate a former military ruler ... 

• Cameroon president orders urgent rescue of French

  Military helicopters are searching for a vacationing French family of seven kidnapped in Cameroon, and security around the region is being increased ... 

• 6 people taken from oil vessel off Nigeria coast

  Gunmen attacked a vessel off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, kidnapping six foreigners in an area that has become increasingly ... 

• Camerún busca rescate de secuestrados franceses

  Helicópteros militares sobrevolaban la zona en que una familia francesa fue secuestrada cuando estaba de vacaciones en Camerún, y las autoridades ... 

• French family of 7 kidnapped in Cameroon

  A French family of seven — including four children — was kidnapped on Tuesday in northern Cameroon, and officials suggested the involvement of one of ... 

• 

  Nigeria hostage crisis differs from Algerian drama

  The kidnapping of seven foreign workers in Nigeria claimed by an Islamic extremist group has touched a nerve in Europe, coming just weeks after the ... 

• 

  Much-investigated ref denies fixing soccer matches

  It was in the final minutes of a June 2011 soccer game between Nigeria and Argentina when the little green flags on computer screens in London started ... 

• 

  Nigeria soars in FIFA rankings led by Spain

  African champion Nigeria has risen 22 places in the latest FIFA rankings, which is led by World Cup champion Spain. Nigeria moved up to No. 30 after ... 

• 

  Papal resignation sparks global disbelief, grief

  From the parishes of Poland to the churches of Chile, Roman Catholics around the world were stunned Monday at the first papal resignation in six ...