International Affairs

Afghan officials: Drone strike kills Islamic State recruiter

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top recruiter for the Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan…
Missing US pilot, plane frustrate searchers in Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Last year, an American disappeared while traveling alone in a small plane…
Car bomb explodes in Niger town targeted by Boko Haram

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The Nigeria-based Islamic extremist group Boko Haram escalated its attacks in…
In unison, Muslim clerics lash out against Islamic State

BAGHDAD (AP) — The immolation of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group has…
Dems give Israeli ambassador earful over Netanyahu speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel’s ambassador to the United States got an earful on Wednesday from…
Government warplanes kill over 40 across Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes struck several rebel-held areas across the country on Monday, killing…
Japan’s leader defends handling of hostage crisis

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the…
Egypt sentences 183 to death over assault on police station

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced 183 people to death over the…
Ebola vaccines testing starts in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Large-scale human testing of two potential Ebola vaccines got under way…
Report: Hundreds of thousands of Africans are stateless

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A new report says hundreds of thousands — perhaps millions…
Angry youths stone Nigerian leader’s convoy; police fire gas

JALINGO, Nigeria (AP) — Youths angry at the Nigerian government’s failure to fight Islamic extremists…
UN chief: Boko Haram to top discussions at Africa Union meet

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The threat posed by Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Islamic extremist…
Uganda: Mass trial over alleged terror ties to start

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A dozen suspects have appeared in a Ugandan court to face…
Extremists rampage in northeast Nigeria, no troops fighting

YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists are rampaging through villages in northeastern Nigeria, killing, burning and…
Egypt court convicts doctor of female genital mutilation

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian appeals court on Monday convicted a doctor of manslaughter and…