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NIGERIA does not need the help of UN or African Union troops to take on Boko Haram, the country’s national security adviser has told the BBC. Sambo Dasuki said Nigeria, and its

THE number of senior British army officers is likely to be cut as part of an overhaul of its command structure. Gen Sir Nick Carter, head of the Army, ordered the review

BRAZIL’S Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira has said the country’s most populous region is experiencing its worst drought since 1930. The states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais must save

DANUTA Roman is channelling her inner Vincent van Gogh. She applies short brushstrokes of azure, turquoise and Payne’s grey to mimic water reflections on an oil painting by the Dutch master. “I’m

HONG Kong police say they are hunting a girl aged between 12 and 14 years old over the theft of a diamond necklace worth more than HK$36 million (US$4.6 million) from a

NIGER’S authorities have released 90 detained activists, opposition officials said Friday, as the country recovered from violent anti-Christian riots last week. “All our activists, some 90, have been freed. There’s no one

MASTERCARD in March will begin processing transactions made on US-issued cards in Cuba, becoming the first major credit card company to do so since Cuba and the United States started to normalize

THE European Union called Friday on Moscow to “assume its responsibility” in ending the separatist war in Ukraine. “Time is running out in eastern Ukraine where the escalation of fighting has caused

THE highest-ranking US official to visit Cuba in 35 years met with leading dissidents on Friday, but one prominent opposition figure stayed out amid differences over Washington’s rapprochement with Havana. The Cuban

THE Lebanese military said in a statement late Friday that five troops, including an officer, were killed in clashes with gunmen near the Syrian border. “The Lebanese army… is mourning a number