Islamists advance in fierce clashes for Syria’s Idlib: monitor
Islamist rebels made fresh advances Friday on the edges of Idlib city in northwest Syria, after fierce clashes that have left dozens of dead, a monitoring group said.
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The European Union must act fast to create a single digital market or risk losing out to the United States and China in the global arena, the bloc's internal market commissioner said
Co-pilot hid sick leave note for crash day: German prosecutors
The co-pilot thought to have deliberately crashed his Germanwings jet into the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard, kept secret the fact that he was written off sick on the day, German
Nigeria recaptures Gwoza from Boko Haram: military
Nigeria's military on Friday announced that troops had retaken the town of Gwoza from Boko Haram, from which the group declared their caliphate last year.
UN rights council to hold special session on Boko Haram
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session next week on abuses by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria and neighbouring countries, the council president said Friday.
Turkey arrests 32 in exam cheating scandal
A Turkish court on Friday placed 32 people under arrest ahead of their trial on charges of forgery and belonging to an illegal group over an exam cheating scandal in the civil
Nigeria’s Jonathan calls for peaceful vote
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday urged Nigerians to turn out in force to vote in this weekend's presidential election, calling for calm in the face of rising tensions and fears of violence.
Philippines vows legal fight to save Filipina in Indonesia
The Philippines will "exhaust all possible legal means" to save a Filipina who is on death row in Indonesia after being convicted of drug trafficking, the foreign ministry said Friday.
NGBA, AHK Nigeria Meet SmartCity Innovation Hub Promoters
IN alignment with its core objective of strengthening business relationship between Nigeria and Germany, a delegation from the Nigerian-German Business Association (NGBA) and German Delegation of Industry and Commerce (AHK Nigeria) recently
INEC… Setting new template for credible polls
One of the factors that would make the 2015 election standout and unique is the fact that Prof. Jega would be the first electoral chairman, in the history of the country to