Nigerian security forces have killed at least 150 people in a series of attacks against the largely peaceful pro-Biafra secessionist movement, according to a report by Amnesty International.
A hotline set up for people who were sexually abused while playing soccer in Britain as children has received more than 50 calls in its first few hours, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children says.
The International Organization for Migration expressed concern Thursday that civilians may be trapped inside the Iraqi city of Mosul after a fourth key bridge was put out of use in a US airstrike, leaving just one to link the east to the west.
This Thanksgiving, while most Americans are at home with their families enjoying their turkey dinners, some are overseas, in harm's way, serving in the fight against ISIS.
It has been hard to remain optimistic about peace as Syrian civilians have died, been displaced or had their homes destroyed in this man-made, unnatural disaster. What began as peaceful protests for democracy were crushed by a dictator.
How will Donald Trump's administration deal with a country that is grappling with extremists like ISIS and ongoing sectarian tension? CNN's Becky Anderson reports.
The city of Mosul is now entirely surrounded by Iraqi-led forces, an alliance of paramilitary groups said Wednesday, more than a month since the operation was launched to seize control of the key city from ISIS militants.
A 53-year-old man with extreme right wing views is facing life in jail after being convicted of killing British politician Jo Cox in a frenzied street attack in northern England in June 2016.
How's this for irony? Donald Trump made his name and fortune from real estate. You can argue that he will soon be the nation's first Landlord-in-Chief. But real estate stocks have tumbled since Trump was elected president.
