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Pilot of crashed plane locked out of cockpit

(AFP) One of the two pilots on the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French…

China ex-police chief arrested for mistress murder

A former Chinese regional police chief has been arrested on suspicion of murder, the country's…

Yemen crisis boosts oil prices

Oil prices jumped in Asia Thursday after Saudi Arabian jets struck rebel targets in Yemen,…

Rivers State: Amaechi's commissioners pledge loyalty to APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After the defection of Tele Ikuru,the deputy governor of Rivers state from…

Judges reject Charles Taylor's request for prison transfer

An international tribunal said Wednesday it had rejected a request from Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor…

US issues Kampala terror alert

The United States embassy in Uganda issued an emergency warning to its nationals on Wednesday,…

Nigeria shuts land and sea borders for polls, tightens security

Nigeria ramped up security nationwide on Wednesday before general elections this weekend, shutting land as…

Nigeria's army chief vows crackdown over poll unrest

The head of Nigeria's army on Wednesday vowed a violent crackdown on election-related unrest, as…

Boko Haram worse than IS Jihadists, says Chadian envoy

Chad's UN envoy on Wednesday voiced frustration over Security Council inaction on endorsing a regional…

Nigeria denies Boko Haram latest mass kidnapping of women

Nigeria's government on Wednesday denied reports of a mass kidnapping in the country's northeast, as…