Tag: US
US female hostage killed, says IS
The Islamic State group claimed on Friday that a female American hostage had been killed in an air strike in…
Wine-tasting US couple ‘left toddlers in freezing car’
A couple allegedly left their two toddlers marooned in a car and strapped into their seats in near-freezing temperatures while…
WikiLeaks accuses Google of handing over emails to US
Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks on Monday accused Google of handing over the emails and electronic data of its senior staff to…
US gives $6 million to Syria opposition government
Syria’s opposition interim government said Thursday it had received $6 million from the United States in the first direct US…
Speechwriters, the unsung stars behind US Presidents
Day after day from morning to night, a small cadre of wordsmiths searches for the right message, tone and cadence…
US Applauds Jonathan-Buhari Abuja Accord
By Simon Ateba The United States Embassy in Nigeria said on Friday that it is applauding President Goodluck Jonathan and…
Boko Haram: US urges Nigeria not to postpone elections
The United States on Tuesday urged Nigeria to go forward with planned February 14 presidential and legislative elections, despite being…
Vietnam war veteran set to be executed in US
A former Vietnam war veteran is set to be executed Tuesday in the southern US state of Georgia for killing…
US vows to work with new Sri Lanka leaders
Washington pledged Monday to work with Sri Lanka’s newly-elected government to help improve human rights and democracy, voicing hope the…
British preacher Abu Hamza jailed for life in US
A United States judge sentenced British hate preacher Abu Hamza on Friday to life behind bars for 11 terrorism and…
US Navy commander pleads guilty in bribery scandal
A United States Navy commander pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking bribes including luxury hotel stays, cash and prostitutes in return…
US stocks down as oil hits fresh multi-year low
United States stocks fell again Tuesday on another stormy day for global financial markets as oil prices plummeted to a…
US arraigns two over failed Gambia coup
US prosecutors on Monday charged two men with conspiring to overthrow the government of Gambia in a failed coup ostensibly…
US sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack
The United States imposed financial sanctions Friday on North Korea and several senior government officials in retaliation for a cyber…
North Korea comedy, ‘The Interview’ hits US cinemas
Raunchy comedy “The Interview” — the movie that has outraged North Korea for lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un — opened in…
Sony Hack: North Korea’s internet connection downed
North Korea’s weak Internet links appear to have been crippled by a major outage, cyber experts said Monday, suggesting the…
Another US citizen enters N.Korea, slams US govt
North Korea Sunday put on display an American who had apparently entered the country illegally and who strongly denounced the…
Honda expands airbag recall to six million
Japanese automaker Honda said Friday it was extending its US recall nationwide on cars with potentially deadly airbags made by…
Nigeria cancels military training by US
By Simon Ateba The frosty relationship between Nigeria and the United States worsened on Monday with Nigeria cancelling a training…
Pandemonium as #BlackFriday hits Britain
Police blasted stores for bringing “Black Friday” to Britain, with the US sales event descending into chaotic fist fights as…
US announces visa application changes in Nigeria
By Simon Ateba For Nigerians planning to travel to the United States, the visa application process has changed, an official…
Germany to drop probe into US spying on Merkel
Germany is dropping a probe into the alleged tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by US spies, due to…
Doctor with Ebola dies in US hospital
A doctor from Sierra Leone who was being treated at a US hospital for Ebola has died, the Nebraska Medical…
Ebola-infected doctor ‘extremely critical’ in US
A doctor receiving care United States after falling ill with Ebola in his native Sierra Leone remains in “extremely critical”…
IS claims beheading of US aid worker Kassig
The Islamic State group on Sunday released a video claiming the beheading of US aid worker Peter Kassig in a…
Ebola-infected doctor from Sierra Leone flown to US
A doctor from Sierra Leone who has contracted Ebola was early Saturday flown to the US where he has residency…
US and China announce ‘historic’ accord
The United States and China on Wednesday announced an action plan on greenhouse emissions as part of a “historic” pact…
Boko Haram: Nigeria blasts US for refusing to sell arms
Nigeria’s ambassador to Washington has blasted the United States for refusing to sell his country the weapons needed to deliver…
US, China reach ‘understanding’ on IT tariff cuts
The United States and China have “reached an understanding” on an agreement to reduce tariffs on information technology trade, the…
US, UN condemn Yobe school suicide bomb attack
International condemnation trailed Monday’s suicide bomb attack at a government boarding school in Potiskum, Yobe, which reportedly killed several students…