Boko Haram jihadists on Saturday killed at least four villagers and kidnapped four women in western Chad, the local governor and a security official said. The attack occurred near Lake Chad, a vast area bordering Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, where small islands and swamps serve as hideouts for Islamist militants to carry out raids on […]

Iran said Saturday it had unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week outside Tehran killing 176 people, calling it an “unforgivable mistake”. The statement sparked some relief that at least the immediate cause of the disaster would not be concealed amid international calls for a full accounting and compensation for the victims. […]

The general staff of Iran’s armed forces says that Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, which crashed just after taking off from Tehran’s Airport on January 8, was brought down due to human error, according to state-run Press TV. Iran targeted the passenger plane unintentionally, Press TV reported. US officials previously said they thought the plane […]

North Korean President Kim Jong Un received birthday greetings from U.S. President Donald Trump, even though their personal relationship is not enough for a return to talks, state news agency KCNA reported on Saturday. The comments came against the backdrop of stalled denuclearisation talks following a flurry of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea […]

Mike Bloomberg’s ad spending for his presidential campaign has already surpassed $200 million nearly equaling the combined ad spending by all the other Democratic candidates, according to a new report. And the billionaire has only been in the race for about seven weeks. “With buys from this morning accounted for, @Mike Bloomberg has surpassed $200 […]