(CNN) — Nigerian forces battling the Islamist terror group Boko Haram have killed a man suspected of acting as the group’s leader, Nigeria’s Defense Ministry said. The...
(Time) – Talk of Qatar losing the tournament makes complete sense, but in the crazy world of FIFA it probably will never happen. The Twittersphere...
(BBC) – About 50 MPs have stormed out of Nigeria’s lower house of parliament after a motion to discuss an alleged South African arms deal...
NEW YORK (USA Today) — At an historic summit that enlisted climate pledges from dozens of companies, President Obama called Tuesday on all United Nation...
(The Guardian) – London has overtaken Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive city to live and work in, with a new study suggesting it...
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent NEW YORK (AP) — For President Barack Obama, the participation of five Arab nations in airstrikes in Syria has...
IAN DEITCH, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli special forces stormed a West Bank hideout early on Tuesday and killed two Palestinians suspected in the June...
BEIJING (New York Times) — Chinese companies, some of them state-owned, are profiting from the production and export of law enforcement equipment that can be used...
Special to the NNPA from The New York Amsterdam News (The New York Amsterdam News)—Approximately 500 refugees are feared dead after their vessel was rammed by...
RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his prime minister, a former ally who is widely expected to seek...
JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — From the capital of Edinburgh to the far-flung Shetland Islands, Scots embraced a historic moment — and the...
(Time) – Sierra Leone has begun a three-day nationwide lockdown as it struggles to contend with the Ebola virus’s unprecedented, lethal thrust across West Africa. Citizens of Sierra...
Tony Capaccio, BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK WASHINGTON (Businessweek.com)—Reaction was swift after a top Pentagon official’s testimony to Congress yesterday that he would support sending U.S. advisers to...
JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — They huddle in a tight circle, shaking seed-filled maracas and shuffling in time to a rhythm that...
by Askia Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call ‘Ironically, Mr. Obama’s most outspoken critics—Republican Senators John McCain (Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.)—were...
CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Several legal groups in South Africa have expressed concern about threats and harsh criticism of the judge who...
AMY TAXIN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities arrested nine people and seized about $90 million Wednesday in raids in the fashion district of...
‘Elevating Muslim American Culture’ By Steve Furay Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Citizen Over the Labor Day weekend, the Islamic Society of North...
CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Trevarthen used to teach tourists how to surf on Hawaii’s famed Waikiki Beach. These days, the 62-year-old is...
SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Arab foreign ministers have backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s appeal to the United Nations to set a deadline...
JERUSALEM (AP) — An international watchdog organization has slammed Israel for its treatment of thousands of African migrants, saying it is forcing them to leave...
ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Avoidable miscommunication between U.S. air and ground forces led to a “friendly fire” incident in Afghanistan that...
FARAI MUTSAKA, Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s president warned against messing with his family, amid a heated debate within the ruling party about his...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief SECOND OF TWO ARTICLES WASHINGTON (NNPA) – President Obama showed a deeply personal side of him rarely seen in...
(Los Angeles Times) – The United States climbed to third in a leading ranking of the world’s most competitive economies, rising for the second straight...
