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The Bama violence came a few weeks after Boko Haram attacked a military patrol in Baga, a nearby town in which it is said to have also built a presence, forcibly recruiting youth into its ranks. The military retaliated by launching a raid on the ...

Cape Town - Seven or eight bullets tore into the maverick gang pastor and peace preacher's body but the will to live gave Pastor Ivan Waldeck the strength to somehow continue driving until he arrived at hospital and collapsed at the forecourt. He is ...

More than 10,000 volunteers patrol streets spreading religious messages, and police say they have helped reduce crime. The UK has seen one of the sharpest drops in street crime in Western Europe [Adam Bonner, Nat Gillett/Al Jazeera] London, United ...

AKRON, OHIO A self-styled street preacher was sentenced to death Thursday in the killings of three down-and-out men lured by bogus job offers posted on classified advertisements website Craigslist. The jury that convicted Richard Beasley of murder ...

Assir carries a gun alongside Syrian rebels in what they claim is rural Qusair, Syria, on April 29. BEIRUT: The rebel Free Syrian Army rejects having Lebanese fighters among its ranks in battles against Syrian government forces, FSA spokesman Louay ...

A murderous plot by radical Islamists to launch a gun and bomb attack on hundreds of people attending a right-wing rally failed after they turned up too late. The plot was uncovered by luck after an online insurance form was incorrectly filled and ...

BAGHDAD Seven people were killed in Baghdad and in the western city of Fallujah yesterday, including a mosque preacher who was gunned down outside a candy store, Iraqi officials said. A police officer said assailants shot dead the preacher, Sheik ...

When the brothers accused of the Boston Marathon bombings allegedly carjacked a 4WD on Friday, one of them pointed a gun at the driver and said "Did you hear about the Boston explosion? I did that". A criminal complaint filed against surviving ...

BOSTON One week after the 117th Boston Marathon began with a starters gun and ended in two deadly bombings, the Boston area prepared to mourn its dead on Monday with a funeral in Medford, a memorial service at Boston University, and a statewide ...