Zamfara state, Nigeria - Besides Boko Haram attacks in northeastern Nigeria and the pastoralist crisis across the central region's lush vegetation belt, a lesser-known conflict is brewing in the northwest, and casualties are rising.

The central banks of Qatar and Turkey have signed a currency swap agreement to provide liquidity and support for financial stability, Qatar's central bank said. The agreement, aimed to enhance bilateral cooperation, was signed by the

The Warner Bros. romantic comedy opened to an estimated $25.2 million at the domestic box office this weekend. That was enough to give the film starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding the top spot

CAIRO: Faced with scenes of blood flowing in rubbish-strewn roads and of streets littered with animal entrails, authorities in the Egyptian capital say they aim to crack down on the outdoor slaughter that marks

BEIRUT: The Lebanese war ended 28 years ago, yet its heinous stories seem to be unfinished, especially those of kidnapped and missing people. There are thought to be around 17,000 kidnapped and missing people,

Boko Haram fighters have killed more than a dozen people in an attack on a village in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, witnesses say. Abatcha Umar, a survivor, told Reuters news agency that at least

Venezuela's neighbours are cracking down on the number of migrants crossing their borders. It follows a rise in hostility towards Venezuelans trying to escape the country's prolonged economic crisis. Now, Brazil is sending troops

On Monday, Greece will emerge from eight years of financial dependence on its eurozone partners. The country will now have to borrow exclusively from markets. The government has balanced its budget and raised tax

The Italian engineer who designed the Genoa bridge that collapsed and killed dozens on Tuesday, had warned four decades ago that it would require constant maintenance. Emergency workers are now struggling to secure what

Several gunshots were fired from a vehicle at the United States embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Monday, hitting a window in a security cabin but causing no casualties, police reported. The attack