Eritrea has called claims it was behind a deadly attack on foreigners in northern Ethiopia “an absolute lie.” Eritrea’s ambassador to the African Union, Girma Asmerom, made the statement Wednesday. He was replying to charges by an Ethiopian government spokesman that the attack was made by rebels armed and trained by the Eritrean government. Ethiopia […]
Eritrea Denies Charges It Backed Afar Attack
Posted January 18th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
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Top Suspect in Nigerian Christmas Bombing Escapes Police
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian authorities say their top suspect in a deadly Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic church in the capital, Abuja, has escaped police custody. A police statement Tuesday said the suspect, Kabiru Sokoto, was being escorted to another police station outside of Abuja when “suspected gang members” attacked and freed him. The police commissioner who […]
Nearly 50 Killed in South Sudan Clashes
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Officials in South Sudan say nearly 50 people have been killed in a revenge attack sparked by clashes between rival communities. Authorities say the fighting began late Monday when armed men from the Murle tribe stormed a Lou Nuer village in Duk county, in the northern part of Jonglei state. This is the second attack […]
Militants Kill 4 in Pakistan’s NW
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
A group of heavily armed militants dressed in police uniforms stormed a police station in northwest Pakistan Saturday, triggering a gun battle with security forces that killed four people. Local authorities said the gunmen and suicide bombers hurled grenades into the police chief’s office in Dera Ismail Khan town, near the lawless South Waziristan tribal […]
Gunmen Target Nigerian Pubs, 4 Dead
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
At least four people are dead in the latest wave of violence to sweep Nigeria. Authorities say all four victims were killed Friday night in two attacks by motorcycle gunmen on outdoor beer gardens. In one attack, in Yola in Adamawa state, the gunmen pulled up to the beer garden and opened fire, killing two […]
PAKISTAN VIOLENCE 1ST UPD
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say several heavily armed militants dressed in police uniforms have stormed into a police station in northwest Pakistan, triggering a gun battle with security forces. Authorities say the gunmen and suicide bombers hurled grenades into the police chief’s office Saturday in Dera Ismail Khan, near the lawless South Waziristan tribal region. Officials say […]
Militants Attack Pakistan Police Station
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say militants have hurled grenades into a police station in northwest Pakistan. Officials say the gunmen and suicide bombers targeted the police chief’s office Saturday in Dera Ismail Khan, near the lawless South Waziristan tribal region. Authorities say at least two militants died in the assault. There was no immediate word about police […]
57 Killed in Tribal Clashes in South Sudan
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Officials in South Sudan say 57 people have been killed in renewed fighting between two rival tribes. The officials said Friday the clashes broke out Wednesday when armed members of the Murle tribe attacked villages of the Lou Nuer tribe in Jonglei state. About 6,000 men from the Lou Nuer attacked the town of Pibor […]
3 Police Killed in Pakistan Ambush
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Police in northwest Pakistan say about 100 militants have ambushed a police station, killing at least three policemen and wounding nine security officials. Authorities say the attack happened early Friday in Peshawar. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border, and has experienced numerous […]
Suicide Bombing Kills Afghan District Chief
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in southern Afghanistan say a suicide car bomber has killed at five people, including a local district chief. Provincial officials say the governor of Kandahar province’s Panjwayi district was traveling in his car with his two sons when the bomber rammed a vehicle full of explosives into them. All three were killed in Thursday’s […]
