NIGERIA

A Briton and an Italian taken hostage by Nigerian rebel group Boko Haram last May were killed during a failed rescue mission on Thursday.

South Africa apologized on Thursday for the mass deportation of 125 Nigerians after a yellow fever scare.

As all eyes turn to March Madness, here's a list of the most bizarre names in the sport of basketball.

One of the largest annual technical conferences, South by Southwest (SXSW), will begin Friday, March 9 and last until Sunday, March 18. Here is a full list of the SXSW 2012 music lineup for South by Southwest from March 13-18.

The Islamist group has announced a war on Christians and will launch a series of coordinated attacks in order to annihilate the entire Christian community living in the northern parts of the country.

Gas prices have risen to above $4 per gallon in many parts of the United States, sending economists into a tizzy about its impact on consumer spending, consumer confidence and the effects it will have on the housing market.

With Rihanna and Chris Brown reportedly back together (if not in romance, then in song), reports are that Jay-Z, Rihanna's former mentor, has dropped her from RIP in favor of up and comer Rita Ora.

Gas prices in the U.S. are increasing. Is it possible we’ll see a $5 gallon anytime soon? Signs point to yes.

Facebook said it could team up with mobile operators on payments, in an offer that would give them back part of the revenue and influence they have lost in recent years to Apple (AAPL.O) and Google (GOOG.O).

Following the controversial release of over five million private emails by online anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks, global intelligence company Stratfor undoubtedly has some explaining to do. The emails reveal all sorts of information including details regarding sources, operations and miscellaneous gossip. But, perhaps most peculiar is one specific document circulated among employees in 2007. The document, titled The Stratfor Glossary of Useful, Baffling and Strange Intelligence Terms.

Defeating polio in India was no easy endeavor; a uniquely high level of cooperation between India's government and the UN World Health Organization was the key to success.

Radical Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombing, the latest in a series of religiously motivated attacks which have killed hundreds in the central Nigerian city.

A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a church in the Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, killing two people and wounding 38, which led to Christian youths beating two Muslims to death in revenge.

The Supreme Court will weigh next week whether corporations can be sued in the United States for suspected complicity in human rights abuses abroad, in a case being closely watched by businesses concerned about long and costly litigation.

Securities regulators on Friday charged three current and former executives for oil services company Noble Corp with participating in a bribery scheme to obtain permits for oil rigs in Nigeria.

A old e-mail scam finds a new face: the United Nations. How Nigerian fraudsters are trying to trick you into sending them $95.

The BSE Sensex was headed for a second day of decline on Thursday as investors booked profits from recent rallies as concerns mounted over the state of the global economy, including rising oil prices.

Obansanjo, who has mediated conflicts elsewhere in Africa, is trying to calm tensions as protestors angry at incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy.

Gas prices have risen to above $4 per gallon in many parts of the country, but compared to other countries, it's actually a rather low figure.

At least 30 people were killed in Nigeria on Monday when suspected Boko Haram militants attacked the Baga Road fish market in the northern city of Maiduguri.

Transocean crews over the weekend began drilling a relief well off the coast of Nigeria to allow for the proper abandonment of a Chevron Corp. natural gas well that exploded, killed two contractors, sank, and has remained on fire for more than one month.