NIGERIA

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said a regional terror group wants him dead.

After ripping off five straight exhibition victories, Team USA starts its pursuit of a third consecutive gold medal Saturday.

The newest Warrior star leads Team USA against China in front of his new NBA home crowd.

The NBA-star-laden squad continues to mesh ahead of next month's gold medal defense at the 2016 Rio Summer Games.

"She never fights for us," Christie continued. "She doesn't get the real threat that America faces."

The people who were released Sunday were given $10 and handed over to local government officials. The military did not say how long the suspects had been detained.

The world’s six richest countries account for at least 60 percent of the global economy but host less than 9 percent of refugees, an Oxfam report said Monday.

A new report found that most Nigerian citizens are frustrated with the country's economy, and they're blaming President Muhammadu Buhari.

After it leaves the European Union, Britain will no longer be obligated to impose EU-backed sanctions against Iran.

About 755 Norwegian workers on seven oil and gas fields could go on strike Saturday, hitting output from the North Sea’s top producer.

Eight Boko Haram members were also killed in Operation Lafiya Dole in the country’s northeastern Borno state, the Nigerian army said Sunday.

The three lawmakers face an investigation by Nigerian authorities and pressure to resign their posts.

The pound and euro have suffered in recent sessions as economists fear the so-called Brexit would tip Europe back into recession.

Polls seem to suggest the probability of Britain leaving Europe is rising, said Tatsushi Maeno, managing director at PineBridge Investments.

Meanwhile, New Zealand’s currency soared after the nation’s central bank kept interest rates steady — even as some had bet on a cut.

Kids under 5 have proven to be especially vulnerable in Damboa, where thousands of people have relocated, and the main road only recently reopened for aid groups.

The 2016 Global Peace Index showed that the world has become increasingly violent, with deaths from conflict at a 25-year high and terrorist attacks at an all-time high.

Even though traders speculated that a rate hike in June or July was unlikely, a largely upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy cheered markets.

Brent oil prices inched lower on Tuesday after hitting a seven-month high a day earlier.

Bridget Agbawe, 74, was working alongside her husband at a market in Kano in northern Nigeria when she was attacked by a mob.  

Traders said frequent attacks on oil infrastructure in Nigeria, which has already pulled the country's output to over 20-year lows, were also supporting oil prices.