MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two suspects have been detained over the killing of Boris Nemtsov, Russian officials said, a week after he was shot dead near the Kremlin in the most high-profile killing of an opposition figure in years.
Lured by marriage promises, climate victims fall into trafficking trap
KAKDWIP, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When the handsome young man came courting her, Sunetra could not believe her luck.
Malaysian PM says committed to search for missing plane
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Sunday Malaysia remains committed to the search for the missing MH370 jetliner a year after it vanished without trace and he is hopeful it will be found.
China hints Japan to be invited to war memorial parade
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will welcome all national leaders to a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the foreign minister said on Sunday, the strongest sign yet that it could invite wartime enemy Japan.
China says progress being made on India border talks
BEIJING (Reuters) - Progress is being made on drawn-out border talks with India, China's foreign minister said on Sunday, likening the process to climbing a mountain that becomes harder the closer to the summit you get.
China defends island building in South China Sea, says not seeking new world order
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign minister on Sunday defended his government's controversial policy of reclamation on disputed isles in the South China Sea which has sparked regional concern, and said Beijing was not seeking to overturn the international order.
Boko Haram Pledges Allegiance To The Islamic State
CNN: Boko Haram purportedly pledges allegiance to ISIS
(CNN)Boko Haram, the Nigeria-based Islamist terror group, has pledged allegiance to ISIS, according to an audio message purported to be from Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau.
In the audio, which was posted online Saturday, the speaker says Boko Haram is announcing its "allegiance to the Caliph of the Muslims, Ibrahim ibn Awad ibn Ibrahim al-Husseini al-Qurashi," which is another name for ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
CNN has not been able to independently authenticate the message.
WNU Editor: The Islamic State franchise is growing .... Boko Haram Swears Allegiance To ISIS: 31 Groups Now Pledge Support Or Allegiance To Islamic State Group (IBTimes)
More News On Boko Haram Pledging Allegiance To The Islamic State
Nigeria's Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State -- AP
Boko Haram militants pledge allegiance to Islamic State -- Washington Post
Boko Haram Generates Uncertainty With Pledge of Allegience to Islamic State -- NYT
Boko Haram swears formal allegiance to ISIS -- FOX News
Boko Haram Pledges Allegiance to Islamic State on Twitter -- Bloomberg
Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau Pledges Allegiance to ISIS in New Audio -- NBC
Boko Haram Swears Loyalty to ISIS. But Will ISIS Swear Back? -- Daily Beast
Terror groups add urgency to U.S. training for African troops -- Seattle Times/NYT
Implications of Boko Haram’s Allegiance to the Islamic State -- Daniel Wagner, International Policy Digest
Canadian Soldier Killed By Kurdish Friendly Fire Incident In Iraq. Three Other Soldiers Wounded
CBC: Andrew Joseph Doiron, soldier from Moncton, N.B., killed in Iraq
1st Canadian soldier killed in latest Iraq deployment was based at Garrison Petawawa
A Canadian soldier based in Petawawa, Ont., was killed by Iraqi Kurdish forces who "mistakenly engaged" in combat in Iraq, according to the Department of National Defence.
Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron from the Canadian Special Operations Regiment, based at Garrison Petawawa, was killed on Friday around 3:50 p.m. ET, according to a news release.
Doiron is from Moncton, N.B., and graduated from a high school in the area in 2001, CBC News has learned. He is the first Canadian soldier killed during Canada's current mission to Iraq.
WNU Editor: I live in Canada .... not surprising this is the top news story right now.
More News On A Canadian Soldier Killed By Kurdish Friendly Fire Incident In Iraq
Canadian soldier dies after Kurd fighters mistook unit for ISIL militants -- Ottawa Citizen
Canadian soldier Andrew Joseph Doiron killed by friendly fire in Iraq -- National Post
Canadian soldier killed by friendly fire in Iraq -- Toronto Star
Canadian soldier killed by Kurdish friendly fire in Iraq -- UPI
Friendly fire kills one, wounds three from U.S.-led coalition in Iraq -- Reuters
Controversy followed Iraq 'advise and assist' mission since beginning -- Ottawa Citizen
China says North Korean leader meeting to happen when 'convenient'
BEIJING (Reuters) - The leaders of China and North Korea will meet when it is convenient for them, China's foreign minister said on Sunday, calling China's isolated neighboring country a friend.
U.N. chief disappointed by failure of South Sudan peace talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday expressed deep disappointment after troubled talks to end more than a year of bloodshed in South Sudan broke off without a deal a day earlier.
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