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BEVERLY HILLS, CA, June 23, (THEWILL) - The Boko Haram has abducted at least 60 women from Kummabza village in Damboa local government area of Borno State. THEWILL gathered that the women were taken between Thursday and Sunday last week. Sources...

A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for abandoning her Islamic faith has been freed from jail, her lawyer has told the BBC. Meriam Ibrahim's death penalty was overturned by an appeal court, the official Suna news agency reported. She is married...

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, an umbrella body of about 60 civil society organisations, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for successfully organising the Ekiti State governorship election which held last Saturday. The group noted that there...

Nigeria earned a hard fought 1-0 win against the Blue Dragons of Bosnia-Herzegovina in a thrilling Group F game in Cuiaba courtesy a Peter Odemwingie's goal in the 29th minute of the pulsating encounter. It was a much improved performance...

Steven Gerrard will be on the bench for England's final World Cup game against Costa Rica - allowing Frank Lampard to captain the side on what is likely to be his final international appearance. Gerrard is thinking about his future...

Militant Islamist groups in Syria are recruiting children as young as 15 and sending them into battle after promising them a free education, a Human Rights Watch report said on Monday. The report said the Islamic State in Iraq and...

The Swiss government has prepared a list of Indians who have parked un-taxed wealth in Swiss banks and the details are being shared with India. Correspondents say it is a major boost to India's fight against illicit money. India recently set...

As radical Sunni militants snatch city after city in their march to Baghdad, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Iraq on Monday during the country's tensest time since the U.S. withdrawal of troops. He'll meet with Prime Minister...

A late goal from teenage substitute Divock Origi gave Belgium a hard-fought Group H victory over Russia at a sun-kissed Marcana Stadium Sunday. The 19-year-old striker pounced on Eden Hazard's cut-back to drive the ball high into the net past...

This time it was the United States that gave up the dramatic goal. Portugal's Silvestre Varela scored on a strong headed goal deep, deep in stoppage time to give Portugal a desperate 2-2 draw with the United States in a...