NIGERIA

“We will track Hezbollah’s illicit activities to all corners of the earth,” said a U.S. Treasury release.

Nigerian online entrepreneurs are still fighting a stereotype as old as email.

Buhari is widely viewed as an anti-corruption leader, despite allegations of human-rights abuses during his regime.

The U.S. Department of State warned Americans against traveling to and within Nigeria during the country's hotly contested upcoming elections.

The number of displaced people across the globe topped 50 million for the first time since the end of World War II, Amnesty said in a report.

Suicide bombings continue throughout Nigeria ahead of the rescheduled national elections.

Crude oil futures fell more than 2 percent on Monday as investors worried about oversupply and a strong dollar.

The election delay has been questioned by President Goodluck Jonathan's critics, who think he's buying time to fix the results.

Baga was the site of a brutal massacre perpetrated by Boko Haram Islamist militants last month.

Postponing Nigeria's elections saved the nation from embarrassment, the Peoples Democratic Party said in a statement.

All Progressives Congress accused politicians of circulating the leaflets, which would pit Christians against Muslims before March elections.

U.S. intelligence officials say one factor that could bar an alliance is that "the Arab world is incredibly racist."

At least 36 civilians were killed when a military plane bombed a funeral party in a Niger border village, the government said, in an incident its deputy mayor blamed on the Nigerian air force.

The elections were postponed after the military said it couldn't guarantee voters' safety and needed six weeks to stave off Boko Haram.

In an op-ed in the L.A. Times, President Obama said the U.S. has to work harder to understand the Muslim American community.

In recent weeks, the Nigerian army has conducted several operations to retake territories captured by Boko Haram.

The Australian government has been attempting to save the lives of the two members of the so-called Bali Nine, convicted in 2005.

The People’s Democratic Party said it was “saddened” by the abrupt resignation, calling it an “unfortunate decision.”

Among those arrested since Feb. 6 was a prominent Boko Haram member called Kaka Bounou.

Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari drew thousands Monday at a rally in Borno state, where he pledged to wipe out Boko Haram.

Most of those killed were children selling peanuts or begging for money.