U.S. says no major link between Islamic State, Boko Haram
U.S. officials on Thursday said ``there is no evidence that Boko Haram has received significant operational support or financing from Islamic State (IS).
Hospital staff rushed to save newborns after Aleppo attacks
Terrified medical staff rushed to rescue nine newborns after heavy bombing near a children’s hospital in Syria’s divided Aleppo city, according to the leading paediatrician there.
Presidential election is not reality TV, says Obama
United States President Barack Obama said during an interview on Thursday in Washington that presidential election is “not reality TV.
Chadian troops ‘pour into Niger after Boko Haram attack’
The first of an expected 2,000 troops from regional military powerhouse Chad began arriving in neighbouring Niger Wednesday, where Boko Haram insurgents inflicted heavy losses in the town of Bosso last week, a local security source said.
West Africa marks end of recent Ebola outbreak
Liberia said Thursday it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases of the deadly tropical virus left in west Africa following an outbreak that began in neighbouring Guinea in December 2013.
Breaking: Liberia declares latest Ebola outbreak over
Liberia’s health ministry said Thursday the country was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases of the deadly tropical virus left in west Africa.
