(Reuters) – Nigerian troops have arrested a businessman suspected of being at the head of a Boko Haram intelligence network that helped plan the abduction of more than 200 school girls in the northeast, the military said on Tuesday. The
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A car bomb exploded Tuesday in a market in Maiduguri, the northeast Nigerian city that is the birthplace of Boko Haram Islamic extremists, reducing stalls, goods and vehicles to piles of trash. Dozens of people are
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was detained Tuesday and reportedly questioned by financial investigators in a corruption probe that could cloud his chances of a political comeback. The detention — a very unusual move for such a
(Reuters) – Afghan forces battled the Taliban in southern Helmand province on Monday for a second week, officials and residents said on Monday, seeking to reassert control over a strategic district just weeks after the departure of U.S. troops. The
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld France’s controversial burqa ban, rejecting arguments that a 2010 law outlawing full-face veils breaches religious freedom. In a case brought by a 24-year-old French woman with the support of a British
Australia moved Tuesday to purge the memory of entertainer Rolf Harris after he was convicted on 12 counts of indecently assaulting girls, in case that caused widespread revulsion both in his homeland and adopted Britain. Australian-born Harris, 84, was found
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained and is reportedly being questioned by financial investigators in a corruption probe. A judicial official said Tuesday that Sarkozy is in custody in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
The City of Angels is gearing up for the red carpet premiere of America, the latest film by conservative firebrand Dinesh D’Souza. Attendees line up outside the theater before the screening. The film, produced by the Academy-award winning producer of Schindler’s
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. One year ago this month, senators of both parties — with support from the business, labor, law enforcement, faith communities — came together to pass a commonsense immigration bill. Independent experts said that bill would
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says the Hamas militant group will pay a heavy price for the deaths of three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped in the West Bank. Israel announced late Monday that it had found the bodies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he’s done waiting for House Republicans to act on immigration. He says he now plans to act on his own. Obama announced his intention Monday to take executive action. Obama says there are
(AFP) — Any Israeli action to punish Hamas for the alleged murder of three teenagers whose bodies were found on Monday would open “the gates of hell,” the Islamist movement warned. The warning came shortly after Israel confirmed finding the
JERUSALEM (AP) — Security officials say the Israeli military has discovered the bodies of three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped in the West Bank earlier this month. They say the bodies were found Monday near the village of Halhul, near
Michael Bay Rules Hollywood Action director/producer Michael Bay rules Hollywood right now. The 4th chapter of his “Transformers” franchise grossed nearly $100 million its opening weekend — the biggest opener so far all year. Worldwide, “Age of Extinction” added another
JERUSALEM (AP) — At least 14 rockets launched from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel early Monday, the Israeli army said, the latest in an intensifying barrage from the Palestinian territory. The rocket fire caused shrapnel damage to two
ROME (AP) — The bodies of some 30 would-be migrants were found in in the hold of a packed smugglers’ boat making its way to Italy, the Italian navy said Monday. The boat was carrying nearly 600 people, and the
After Holland won a controversial come-from-behind Round of 16 match against Mexico on Sunday, Dutch airline KLM celebrated the win on Twitter by Tweeting, “Adios Amigos.” The Tweet, as the Associated Press noted (see photo), had an image “of a man
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions Monday, ruling that thousands of home health care workers in Illinois cannot be required to pay fees that help cover the union’s costs of collective bargaining. In
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the international community on Sunday to support Jordan in the fight against “Islamic extremism” and to back the independence of Iraq’s Kurds. His remarks follow reports in Israeli media that officials in Tel Aviv
CAIRO (AP) — Three homemade bombs went off near Egypt’s presidential palace in Cairo on Monday, killing two senior police officers and injuring 10 other people on the anniversary of the mass protests that led to the ouster of Islamist
BEIJING (AP) — A spreading anti-corruption crackdown launched by President Xi Jinping snared its most senior figure yet on Monday when a former top Chinese general was expelled from the ruling Communist Party to face bribery charges. A former deputy
An independent Scotland could have a disproportionately large banking sector compared to its economy, leaving it vulnerable to financial shocks, according to a study by The Banker magazine released Monday. The trade publication found that Scotland would have banking assets
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A businessman looking to invest more time in his traveling concession business is seeking a buyer for his rural, southwestern South Dakota town — for the price of $400,000. Lance Benson is the sole owner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has chosen former Procter & Gamble Chief Executive Bob McDonald, an Army veteran, as his nominee to be the next secretary of veterans affairs, a senior Obama administration official said on Sunday.
Costa Rica beat Greece 5-3 on penalties to reach the World Cup quarter finals for the first time in their history. The two sides were 1-1 after regulation time with Bryan Ruiz scoring for Costa Rica and Sokratis Papastathopoulos levelling
