November 13, 2015 - Page 3

Burundi’s government and opposition welcomed Friday a United Nations resolution calling for urgent talks and laying the groundwork for peacekeepers to pull the country from the brink of “possible genocide”. “To us,

The ongoing war against the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East, no doubt had taken its toll on humans and the environment of the area. Apart from lives lost since 2009 when

The United States has halted the course of the Islamic State group, President Barack Obama said in remarks broadcast Friday, calling for a stepped up drive to “completely decapitate” the militants’ operations.

Over 234 Nigerians have benefited from the free-cataract surgery organised by the Korean community in its “Vision Eye Care Mission”. The Managing Director of Daewoo Autoland Nigeria and Daewoo Medical System, Mr

Attacks targeting Shiites in Baghdad, including a suicide bombing at a funeral in a mosque, killed at least 15 people on Friday, security and medical officials said. The suicide bombing inside the

The widespread cry of the residents of Lagos State over the recent increase in crime rate, especially gridlock robberies, has been heard. The police have increased their patrol on major roads to

Lebanon on Friday mourned 44 people killed in south Beirut in a twin bombing claimed by the Islamic State group, the bloodiest such attack in years. The Red Cross said at least