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Nigeria election causing more Boko Haram attacks, says US State deptBoko Haram, the militant Islamic group responsible for terrorizing Nigeria, is attacking with greater frequency due to the impending presidential election.
An attack on bus killing 11, could end Ukraine's shaky cease-fireIn eastern Ukraine explosions and the sound of shells whistling overhead are again unnerving the local population, after a new truce was called in December between government troops and Russian-backed separatists. By late last week, that uneasy calm was steadily unraveling.
Weapons used in both Paris terror attacks came from abroad, police sayThe news came hours after a Bulgarian prosecutor announced they had a man in custody with ties to one of the brothers who carried out the Charlie Hebdo newspaper massacre.
Two black boxes may finally tell the story of AirAsia flight 8501Both black boxes have now been recovered from the wreckage of the AirAsia flight which crashed into the Java Sea on Dec. 28th.
French police say up to six Paris terror suspects could be on the loosePrime Minister Manuel Valls said the manhunt is urgent because "the threat is still present" after the deadly attacks that began Wednesday.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist's home, business firebombedJimmy Lai is well known as a critic of Beijing and a staunch supporter of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.
Cuba releases 53 dissidents, part of US dealMany in the US were skeptical the 53 would be freed, pointing to the imprisonments as evidence that the US had rushed to normalize diplomatic ties with Cuba.
AirAsia disaster: One black box recovered, other is locatedThe flight data recorder was pulled from beneath a piece of the aircraft's wing and brought to the surface.
Pakistani school reopens after Taliban massacreA ceremony was held at the school to mark its reopening, and classes are to resume on Tuesday.
- Searchers closing in on AirAsia black boxes
Rescue teams say they have two distinct pings which they believe to be from the crashed aircraft's black boxes, and hope divers will be able to recover them soon.
US court sentences radical cleric to life in prisonAn Egyptian-born cleric was sentenced to life in prison Friday by a US district judge. Mustafa Kamel Mustafa was convicted of aiding terrorists who kidnapped tourists in Yemen and helping others plot to open a terror training camp in Oregon.
North Korea considers nuclear test moratoriumNorth Korea has said it's willing to suspend nuclear tests if the US scraps military drills planned with South Korea. The North's proposal comes at a time of animosity over crippling hacking attacks on Sony Entertainment, which the US blames North Korea for.
Nigeria: Battle against Boko Haram for Baga continuesA Nigerian government spokesman says security forces have responded to what's being call the 'deadliest massacre' in the history of Boko Haram. A statement by Amnesty International said as many as 2,000 people may have been killed in Baga, a border town near Chad.
France on edge as security forces work to thwart new attacksSecurity forces were deployed around Paris Saturday, guarding places of worship and tourist sites and hunting down a suspected accomplice in the terrorist attacks that killed 20. A huge unity demonstration is expected Sunday.
Tail section of AirAsia plane recovered, no black boxes foundThe tail section of AirAsia Flight 8501 was lifted off the seabed Saturday but the black boxes, essential to finding out why the plane crashed, were not found inside. Pings believed to be coming from the boxes have been detected.
Boko Haram kills hundreds attacking Nigerian town, Amnesty International saysAn Amnesty International statement said there are reports the town was razed and as many as 2,000 people killed.
Two suspects in Charlie Hebdo attack reported killed, hostage freedThe two brothers died when security forces moved in on a print works in the small town northeast of Paris, where the chief suspects in Wednesday's attack on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo had been holed up with their hostage.
Challenger Sirisena sworn in as Sri Lanka's new presidentSirisena, a longtime political insider — and an ally of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa until just a few weeks ago — won Thursday in a stunning election upset.
Thailand ex-Prime Minister faces impeachment despite supportersThough she was popular among the poor in Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra faces the possibility of a 5-year ban from political activity.
Boko Haram continues violence in new attack on Nigerian townThe Islamic extremist group called Boko Haram has continued to terrorize Nigeria, killing dozens in the northeast town of Baga.
