The Nigerian military has launched air raids on militant training camps in the north-east of the country. A military spokesman Brig Gen Chris Olukolade said jets and helicopter gunships had been used to attack several camps. He said, two militant bases in the Sambisa Forest Reserve were...
President Thein Sein of Myanmar is heading to a landmark visit to the and United States. In the first state visit by a Myanmarese leader since 1966, Mr. Sein will meet President Obama on Monday. More than 20 political prisoners have been pardoned in advance of his trip. A spokesman said...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned a powerful car bomb attack at a residential area in southern Kandahar province last evening. A press release issued by the Afghan President's office in Kabul last night said at least nine Afghan civilians were killed and more than 60...