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Indonesian becomes victim of plane crash in Nigeria

An Indonesian has been listed as one of the victims of a plane crash in Nigeria, said the director of Citizen ...

Nigeria declares 3 days of mourning for plane crash victims

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared three days of national mourning Sunday after a plane carrying 153 people ...

Suicide blast at church in northern Nigeria kills 15

A suicide bomber who tried to drive an explosives-packed car into a church in northern Nigeria on Sunday killed at ...

Captors kill German hostage in Nigeria during raid: sources

A German kidnapped in Nigeria in January, purportedly by Al Qaeda`s north African branch, was killed by his captors ...

Polio eradication shifts into emergency mode

-       New cases at lowest levels ever, but funding gap threatens ...

W. African troops start arriving in Guinea-Bissau

About 70 soldiers from Burkina Faso were deployed in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, the advance party of a 600-strong ...

Indonesia sends 1,966 peacekeeping personnel

Indonesia has sent as many as 1,966 personnel to join the UN peacekeeping forces, according to the chief of the ...

Bomb hits police convoy in eastern Nigeria, kills 11

A bomb blast struck a police chief`s convoy in eastern Nigeria on Monday, killing 11 people, a witness and an official ...

Death toll rises to 40 after attacks hit newspaper offices in Nigeria

At least 40 persons could be killed when powerful coordinated explosions hit a leading national newspaper in Nigeria, ...

Photographer killed in Nigeria gun battle

Nigerian police in northwest Kano State on Saturday said unidentified gunmen shot dead a private photographer during a ...

Indonesian export of electronic products to reach 12 billion dollars

Indonesia`s export of electronic and telemathic products will increase to 12 billion US dollars by the end of this ...

Sect says to "devour" Nigeria president - video

Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram intends to bring down the government and "devour" President Goodluck Jonathan within ...

Nigeria violence spreads after deadly sect attacks

Suspected members of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram have killed four people and a large undetonated bomb was found ...

Easter bomb attack near Nigeria church kills at least 20

A car bombing near a church in northern Nigeria on Easter Sunday killed at least 20 people and put the country on ...

Nigeria`s Boko Haram kills 4, robs bank

Suspected members of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram killed four people on Friday when they robbed a bank and ...