US slaps terror charges on accused Times Square bomber
New York police say Ullah set off a pipe bomb in an underground corridor of the subway system that connects Times Square to the Port Authority Bus Terminal at rush hour on Monday morning, injuring himself and three others.
Dec 13, 2017, 07:30 AM IST
White House asks US Supreme Court to allow full travel ban
The White House asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to allow President Donald Trump`s latest travel ban to take full effect after an appeals court in California ruled last week that only parts of it could be enacted.
Nov 21, 2017, 08:53 AM IST
White House terms court order on travel ban 'dangerously flawed'
The White House on Tuesday termed as "dangerously flawed" a federal court decision to block President Donald Trump`s latest travel ban.
Oct 18, 2017, 05:20 AM IST
Boko Haram fighters surrender in northern Cameroon
Nearly 60 men who said they were captured by the Boko Haram Islamist group and forced to fight for them in Nigeria have surrendered to authorities in northern Cameroon.
Oct 14, 2017, 06:07 AM IST
North Korea, Venezuela, Chad among 8 countries on new US travel ban
Sudan, one of six majority-Muslim countries on the original travel ban, was removed from the list, leaving eight nations with complete or partial blocks on travel to the United States.
Sep 25, 2017, 06:17 AM IST
French minister promises troops the means to tackle jihadists
The planned G5 Sahel anti-terror force would gather Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger in a 5,000-man joint unit.
Jul 31, 2017, 06:29 AM IST
Chad, Niger forces kill 123 Boko Haram in crackdown: Official
A joint military operation between Chad and Niger has killed 123 Boko Haram militants since July and recovered a significant quantity of weapons, Niger's Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Oct 01, 2016, 16:00 PM IST
14 soldiers killed in anti-Boko Haram operations: Niger
Niger`s Army said Friday that 14 of its soldiers and scores of Boko Haram fighters had been killed during a multi-month sweep operation in the nation`s southeast.
Oct 01, 2016, 00:51 AM IST
Niger, Chad armies kill 38 Boko Haram fighters: Niger Army
Boko Haram has killed thousands of civilians and displaced some 2.4 million people across Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
Sep 17, 2016, 15:14 PM IST
Chad bans opposition rallies as Deby`s fifth term begins
Chad has banned opposition rallies planned for this weekend, ahead of Monday`s swearing-in ceremony for President Idriss Deby`s fifth term.
Aug 05, 2016, 02:16 AM IST
Jailed ex-Chad dictator Hissene Habre ordered to compensate victims
Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, sentenced to life in May for crimes against humanity, was ordered Friday to pay what could amount to tens of millions of euros to his thousands of victims.
Jul 30, 2016, 00:17 AM IST
Doomed EgyptAir flight broke up midair after fire: Report
An EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean in May likely broke up in midair after a fire erupted in or near the cockpit, the New York Times reported Friday.
Jul 23, 2016, 12:01 PM IST
Niger vows to avenge deadly raid by Boko Haram
Twenty six Nigerian and two soldiers were killed in the attack by hundreds of Boko Haram assailants on a military post in Bosso.
Jun 07, 2016, 08:08 AM IST
Alarming rise in child suicide bombers used by Boko Haram: UN
Experts said Boko Haram is now trying to spread terror by using children for attacks in crowded markets, mosques and even camps for people fleeing Boko Haram violence.
Apr 12, 2016, 16:58 PM IST
Boko Haram launches fresh deadly attacks in Nigeria, Chad
Dozens of people were feared killed when Boko Haram Islamists armed with guns and explosives attacked a village in northeastern Nigeria, officials said on Sunday.
Jan 31, 2016, 23:15 PM IST
Nigeria police make arrests over Boko Haram `sleeper cells` in Abuja area
Nigeria`s secret police on Saturday said they had arrested a dozen suspects linked to the discovery of "sleeper cells" operated by Boko Haram Islamists in and around the capital Abuja.
Dec 06, 2015, 03:15 AM IST
Chad decrees state of emergency in Lake Chad region
Chad's government has decreed a state of emergency in the flashpoint Lake Chad region, which also straddles Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger and is frequently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists.
Nov 10, 2015, 05:19 AM IST
41 killed in Lake Chad blasts blamed on Boko Haram: Govt
Forty-one people were killed in triple explosions in a Chadian city on the shores of Lake Chad, blamed on the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram, the government said on Sunday.
Oct 11, 2015, 20:36 PM IST
