Tag: US
US museum returns looted 10th-century Hindu god to Cambodia
Phnom Penh (AFP) – An American museum has returned a 10th-century sandstone statue of the Hindu monkey god Hanuman to…
Mexican girl returns home after mistakenly sent to US
A 14-year-old Mexican girl grabbed by police at school and sent to the United States in a case of mistaken…
US set to sanction Patience Jonathan, Orubebe, others
First, it was the extradition of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ogun central senator-elect Buruji Kashamu to the United States but…
US Catholic Church shells out $150m over pedophilia
The Catholic Church in the US forked out $120 million to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy…
Obama moves to drop Cuba from list of terror sponsors
President Barack Obama is set to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, in a landmark step…
Buhari thanks EU, US for role in Nigeria’s elections
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has commended Italy and other members of the European Union (EU) for standing by Nigeria in…
School yoga does not violate religious freedom – US
A California court said Friday that yoga classes taught at an elementary school do not violate students’ right to religious…
US, UK fear interference in election result collation
United States Secretary of State John Kerry and his British counterpart Philip Hammond Monday voiced fears over possible political interference…
US drops 60,000 propaganda leaflets on IS in Syria
The US military dropped 60,000 leaflets on the Islamic State group’s de facto capital in Syria showing a grisly depiction…
Utah becomes only state to restore firing squad
Utah became the only US state to restore the firing squad as a method of execution on Monday, as its…
The world is watching Nigeria elections, says US, UK
The United States and United Kingdom said on Sunday that the “global spotlight is firmly fixed” on Nigeria’s March 28…
Sierra Leone vice-president asks US for asylum
Sierre Leone’s Vice President Sam Sumana has applied for asylum at the US embassy in Freetown and is in hiding…
American Ebola patient admitted to US hospital
An American healthcare worker who tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone was admitted Friday to specialized hospital near the…
Hillary Clinton and her private emails
More than 60,000 emails over four years, and about half of them apparently deleted: former secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s…
Over 155,000 wants 47 Republican senators tried for treason
More than 155,000 people by Wednesday had signed a petition to the White House urging charges be filed against 47…
Obasanjo berates US, Europe for exploiting African scientists
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia berated the exploits of African scientists…
N. Korea vows ‘merciless’ war against US
North Korea vowed to wage a “merciless, sacred war” against the United States on Thursday, days before the launch of…
Masked gunmen kidnap American woman in Kogi
Masked gunmen in central Nigeria kidnapped an American woman doing missionary work, with ransom the suspected motive for the attack,…
US citizens warned after Shebab mall threat
United States homeland security chief Jeh Johnson warned shoppers in one of America’s biggest malls to be on their guard…
US ‘deeply disappointed’ by Nigeria elections delay
The top US diplomat said Saturday he was “deeply disappointed” by Nigeria’s decision to postpone elections and issued a call…
Cameroon, Chad, Niger real test for Boko Haram, says US
Boko Haram is flush with cash and weapons after a string of battlefield advances, but the militants could face a…
US wants no delay in Nigeria elections
The United States called Friday for Nigeria’s presidential elections to be held on time, as the nation’s electoral commission weighs…
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…