Female Suicide Bomber Blows Herself Up in Northeast Nigeria Market
KANO, NIGERIA: A female suicide bomber travelling on a tricycle blew herself up Friday at a market in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses said, as Nigeria and its neighbours finalize a force to combat Boko Haram jihadists. “There had been a suicide attack on Gamboru market... read more »
Jerusalem gay pride stabbing suspect remanded
Israeli police say an anti-gay ultra-Orthodox extremist suspected of stabbing revelers at Jerusalem’s gay pride parade has appeared in court. The suspected attacker, Yishai Schlissel, was remanded Friday and his arrest was extended for 12 days as the investigation against him... read more »
Hopes for Afghan peace talks rise as Taliban names new chief
Mullah Akhtar Mansour was named as the new Taliban leader on Friday – a historic power transition that raises hopes for a way to end Afghanistan’s bloody war as the relative moderate’s leadership comes in. The Taliban also announced his deputies – Sirajuddin Haqqani, who... read more »
At least 30 killed in Nepal landslides
The landslides came crashing into villages and homes just after midnight. One survivor said they sounded like an earthquake. Multiple slides, triggered by torrential rains, struck communities near the resort town of Pokhara, west of the capital Kathmandu. In the village of Lumle, about half of... read more »
