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IN THE NEWS - Islamist Militant Group Boko Haram Claims Attack in Nigeria This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A deadly car bombing at the United Nations building in Abuja has brought more attention to an Islamic group. The attack happened Fri
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (l) speaks with Syria's President Bashar Assad, as Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, sits next to them during an official dinner, in Damascus, 25, Feb 2010 The presidents of Iran and Syria have rebuk
Hello, I'm Catherine Callaway at the CNN center in Atlanta, with a look at what's happening Now in The News. At least four people are dead in a suspected US drone attack in Pakistan. It happened in north Waziristan, a Taliban stronghold near the Afgh
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 December 2007 A Nigerian rebel leader wants the authorities to free a former governor charged with corruption or face renewed attacks on the oil industry. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports the threat comes at a t
US, Arab Allies Bomb Militant Targets in Syria The United States bombed many Islamic militant positions in Syria for the first time on Tuesday. Officials said the attacks were very successful against two leading terrorist groups in the area. Five Ara
Militant Cleric Mocks US Bounty The 2008 terrorist bombing of an Indian hotel in Mumbai's financial district killed 166 people, including six Americans. The Pakistani-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba was allegedly behind the attack. Speaking publ
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton, left, talks to a Palestinian chemist at a pharmaceutical company lab in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, 18 Jul 2010 European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton visited war-torn Gaza, a
A Nigerian government program that offers cash, job training and pardons to militants who turn in their weapons begins Thursday. The government hopes this will bring stability to the troubled, oil-producing Niger Delta. A fighter of the Movement for
NOEL KING, HOST: Butchers in France say they are under threat from so-called militant vegans, and they've asked the French government for protection. Butchers say what's at stake is not just the right to eat meat but a way of life. NPR's Eleanor Bear
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 05 January 2007 In Somalia, an alleged message from Osama bin Laden's deputy urging Somalis to launch an Iraq-style guerrilla war against Ethiopian forces there is being taken seriously by a now mostly-disbanded group of mili
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 09 May 2006 Egyptian police on Tuesday said they killed the suspected leader of the militant group blamed for last month's deadly bombings in the Red Sea resort of Dahab. P
By Kari Barber Port Harcourt 12 June 2007 As kidnappings of foreign oil workers and attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria's Niger Delta continue to escalate this year, one former militant fighter has taken the risky step of denouncing the violence an
The U.S. military in Afghanistan says troops conducting several raids targeting al-Qaida, Taliban and Haqqani militant networks have killed 19 fighters. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from neighboring Pakistan that there are also news reports that the
Nigeria's most prominent militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or 'MEND', has claimed responsibility for a third day of violence in the southern oil producing region. Sarah Simpson reports from Lagos the militants say
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 06 December 2007 A Philippine court has convicted 14 militants of kidnapping 20 people in a 2001 incident that eventually left two Americans dead, including one who was beheaded. Douglas Bakshian reports from Manila. A Mani
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 February 2008 Nigeria's oil industry is bracing for renewed raids following the extradition to Nigeria of a man believed to be the leader of the country's key militant group. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that peace t
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 15 November 2007 One of the most potent militant groups operating in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, says the Nigerian military were behind a cross-border raid tha
BAGHDAD, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday that members of al-Qaida militant group have crossed border to Syria to carry out terrorist attacks. Yes indeed, we have solid information and intelligence that members o
By Sean Maroney Islamabad 02 October 2009 Air Force MQ-9 Reaper takes off from Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, 13 March 2009 Pakistani authorities say a suspected U.S. drone attack along the Afghan border is believed to have killed an Uzbek militant
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 10 July 2007 Pakistani security forces stormed Islamabad's Red Mosque Tuesday more than a week after hundreds of militants barricaded themselves inside. The operation began just before dawn Tuesday after negotiations broke