Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which is responsible for the brutal killing of a British tourist on May 31, 2009, should immediately and unconditionally free a second hostage in its custody, Human Rights Watch said today.

Several leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement stand accused of plans to form an "international network of organisational cells." Its leaders say the charges are blatant fabrications.

With Mr. Charles Taylor expected to take the stand on 29 June in his own defence, one of his lawyer, his Liberia-based lawyer Cllr. J. Lavali Supuwood, says the Court's decision in curtailing his (Taylor's) privileged" communications here is a

U.S. African Chamber of Commerce said Obama's visit to Africa is the beginning of a new US- African Muslim relationship - however Africa needs more investment, increased trade opportunity and access to markets and export. The White House said President

Former United States congressman, William J. Jefferson, will defend himself today as the Alexandria Federal Court hears his case which involves fraud and graft allegations including a $100,000 bribe he claimed was meant for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

A nine-man Federal Government team has been despatched to Yemen, to facilitate the return of the nine Nigerian sailors freed on Friday by Somali pirates.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Farida Waziri has said the commission will be hard on politicians to thwart any attempt by any of them to engage in graft in the build-up to the 2011 elections.

THE ASHANTI Regional Police Commander, DCOP Patrick Timbillah, has given early indications of how his administration intends to deal with criminals in the city, after a police patrol team engaged in a shoot out with some armed robbers at Sawaba,

Muslim leaders are demanding the protection of anti-drug activists following a spate of attacks against them in Lamu by suspected drug peddlers seeking to protect what they see as their money making venture.

FBI Director Robert Mueller says his agency will continue to use informants inside American mosques, despite complaints from Muslim organizations.Mueller told reporters Monday in Los Angeles that investigations in places of worship will be respectful of First Amendment rights, but

The U.S. military is stepping up training and reviewing target sets in case the North Koreans decide to go to war.As we learned last week, North Korea looks to be prepping for another long-range missile test, and South Korea has

New security technology to detect threats like explosive devices will be tested at PATH train stations over the next month.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the trans-Hudson River commuter train system, announced Monday that the

North Korea today said it would use nuclear weapons in a "merciless offensive" if provoked — its latest bellicose rhetoric apparently aimed at deterring any international punishment for its recent atomic test blast.The tensions emanating from Pyongyang are beginning to

A bottle of acid thrown into a crowd in one of Hong Kong's popular shopping districts injured 24 pedestrians, police said Tuesday, the third in a series of attacks that have injured nearly 100 people.None of the victims were seriously

Kanpur, A ward boy of a hospital in Kanpur was arrested on Monday for allegedly molesting a British ...

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The company walked a fine line by agreeing to settle while continuing to deny any involvement in the deaths of the demonstrators, who were protesting against the development of oil fields.

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