Two UN soldiers killed in Mali attack, 30 wounded
Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed and 30 wounded Friday when suspected Islamists attacked their base at Kidal in restive northeastern Mali, UN sources said.
FIFA presidential battle lands in Miami
The battle for the top job in world football arrived in the United States on Thursday with FIFA presidential contenders hoping to secure crucial votes from the scandal-tainted governing body for soccer in the region.
Sunderland sack Johnson after child-sex scandal
England international Adam Johnson has been sacked by Premier League side Sunderland after he pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child, the club said.
World powers agree to end Syria hostilities but questions remain
World powers Friday agreed an ambitious plan to cease hostilities in war-racked Syria, but the Munich deal left out the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda’s local branch, leaving analysts to doubt its viability. The 17 countries agreed “to implement a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in a target of one week’s time,” said US […]
WHO to know if Zika causes microcephaly in weeks
The World Health Organization said Friday that it will know in a matter of weeks whether the Zika virus causes microcephaly and the severe neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Appeal Court quashes ex-Gov Nyako’s impeachment
THE Yola Division of Federal Court of Appeal, Adamawa State, yesterday nullified the impeachment of Former Governor Murtala Nyako.
