Nigeria's army says that troops have rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped by an extremist group in the northwestern state of Kaduna.

Corruption is endemic, many state institutions are dysfunctional and armed bandits and Islamist militants roam the country’s north. About 40% of Nigeria’s more than 200 million people live in ...

At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said, as aid agencies reported more than 1,000 people had ...

A Church body has urged candidates in Sri Lanka’s presidential election to ensure justice for ... “It is your [voters] duty to seek justice for the Easter attack victims by holding the new president ...

In seeking justice for her family ... s old welding uniforms, noting holes in the fabric caused by flying sparks. Gustavo Torres, executive director of the Maryland-based advocacy group CASA ...

The 'Today' co-hosts spent the afternoon together as they posed with their families Hoda Kotb/Instagram Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb are enjoying quality time with each other's families.

The two Islamist armed groups control large swathes of Burkinabè ... Human Rights Watch wrote to the Burkina Faso justice minister on June 26 and the country’s ambassador to the United States ...

It didn't specify what armed group the kidnappers belonged to. The rescued hostages were taken to a military facility for a medical assessment before being reunited with their families.