Blast at market in northeastern Nigeria's Yola kills 32
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A blast struck a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola on Tuesday evening, killing 32 people and wounding 80 others, both the Red Cross and National Emergency...
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Dakar, Senegal: A blast in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Yola on Tuesday night tore through a marketplace, killing 32 people and wounding 80 others, according to local authorities and witnesses....
View ArticleParis attacks continue to dominate social media
Enraged by the series of terror attacks on Paris, the city of love, internet denizens continue to display increasing support through means of images, updates and hashtags as they add to the the...
View ArticleNigeria blast: 'More than 30' dead in Yola explosion
An explosion in the Nigerian city of Yola has caused multiple deaths and injuries, with some reports saying more than 30 people may have died. The blast appears to have struck a busy market area where...
View ArticleISIS overtaken by Boko Haram as world's deadliest terror organisation
Boko Haram has overtaken ISIS as the world's most deadly terrorist organisation, according to a new report. The Nigerian-based terror group, also known as Islamic State's West's Africa province...
View ArticleSelf-Congratulatory Symbols and Slogans Won’t Stop Violent Terrorism
The instant online symbol of global support for Paris after last week’s attacks was a roughly rendered peace symbol with an Eiffel Tower in the middle of it. The French designer Jean Jullien sketched...
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Paris Attacks The Symbol Of Paris Is Peace 11/14/2015 10:03 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF The iconic Eiffel Tower peace symbol used by big name celebs like Kim Kardashian,...
View ArticleHoustonians show support for City of Light
Thierry Rignol sat anxiously Friday, watching news feeds from his native France replay the mayhem brought on by a series of violent attacks in Paris, waiting for his phone to ring. The...
View ArticlePARIS ATTACKS: World sings and lights up in solidarity
Stirring renditions of La Marseillaise rang out on Saturday from Dublin to New York as global landmarks were bathed in the French colors and thousands marched in solidarity with Paris after attacks...
View ArticleThis French designer’s sketch has become the symbol of solidarity for the...
As the brutal attacks rocked Paris last night leaving 150 dead, people around the world following the events from afar searched for a way to show their solidarity with the people of the beloved French...
View ArticleWorld wounded, angered by Paris terror attacks
Mourners across the globe reacted to the attacks in Paris with tears and anger, but also with colourful shows of solidarity with France. Monuments across the world, from the Sydney Opera House in...
View ArticleNigeria forces rescue 61 from Boko Haram captivity: Army
Nigeria’s army says its forces have rescued 61 civilians from captivity by the Takfiri Boko Haram group in the country’s northeast. The operation to free the abductees was backed by aerial cover in the...
View ArticleGrief Pours Out on Social Media After Paris Attacks
Reuters LONDON— Scores of appeals for missing people circulated on Twitter and green "I am safe" ticks appeared on Facebook profiles of many Parisians on Saturday, as an outpouring of shock and grief...
View ArticlePeople are sharing #PrayForNigeria after terror attack kills 32
People are standing with the victims and families in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola after two sucidie bombs claimed 32 lives and injured 80 people. Both explosions struck a market in the...
View ArticleU.S. Says Buhari on Right Track in Battle Against Boko Haram
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s focus on combining a military offensive with the fight against poverty and corruption is the right approach in the battle against the Islamist militant group, Boko...
View ArticleGraca Machel meets Nigeria's Chibok parents
Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel says the world has not forgotten the 219 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram militants last year. Mrs Machel who met some of the parents of the girls in...
View ArticleWorld sings, lights up in solidarity with wounded France
Stirring renditions of "La Marseillaise" rung out Saturday from Dublin to New York as global landmarks were bathed in the French colours and thousands marched in solidarity with Paris after attacks...
View ArticleFrance's flag flies on social media as people worldwide grieve terror victims
Social media is awash with public buildings lit up in the French colors of blue, white and red as people globally expressed their solidarity with the French after deadly terror attacks in Paris. Users...
View ArticleArtist Jean Jullien's Eiffel Tower peace sign goes viral after Paris terror...
In the wake of the horrifying terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, many took to social media to express their condolences and concern for the people of the French capital, using hashtags like...
View ArticleBoko Haram is world's deadliest terrorist group, kills more than ISIS
With much of the world’s attention focused on ISIS (or Daesh, if you prefer) following several high profile attacks, most notably in Paris and Beirut, there is another major terrorist organization that...
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