Militant group Boko Haram killed around 2000 people in an attack in Norther...
A small city on the northern border of Nigeria witnessed an Islamic extremist attack by the jihadist group Boko Haram on January 9, 2015. The attack killed as many as 2000 people. The attack is said to be the deadliest in the history of Boko Haram in its ongoing five-year long insurgency in... read more »
France to discuss measures to avert Paris-style attacks
Key members of the French government will meet on Saturday morning to decide on new measures aimed at thwarting a repeat of the attacks in Paris that culminated in a massacre of 12 people at a satirical newspaper, and a supermarket bloodbath that left four hostages dead. World leaders have... read more »
Jean-Claude Juncker proposes further €1.8bn aid for Ukraine
High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. Jean-Claude Juncker, the European... read more »
Thai assembly begins impeachment hearing against former PM Yingluck
Thailand’s parliament began an impeachment hearing against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday that could lead to her being banned from politics for five years and stoke tension in the divided country. Yingluck, Thailand’s first woman prime minister, was removed from... read more »
Thank you America: PM Modi hard sells India but will the funds pour in?
With Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi hard-selling India to US businessmen, the general sentiment is that the country is back on the global investment radar even as the Congress party in India... read more »
Afghans prepare to sign deal with U.S. allowing troops to stay
Afghanistan’s new government led by President Ashraf Ghani was on Tuesday due to sign a long-delayed bilateral security agreement with the United States that will allow U.S. troops to... read more »
Fresh eruption fears halt Japan volcano search
Volcanic tremors and fears over a fresh eruption forced rescuers with gas masks to halt operations to recover bodies from a Japanese mountain on Tuesday, 72 hours after its... read more »
Hamas, Islamic State group ‘branches of same poisonous tree’: Netanyahu
In a blistering speech to the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday that Hamas and the Islamic State group are “branches of the same poisonous... read more »
Protestors ignore Hong Kong leader’s call to end demo
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s embattled leader called Tuesday for an immediate end to street demonstrations that have drawn tens of thousands and paralyzed the city, but protesters refused to move... read more »
