The party of former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari is celebrating their candidate's victory in Nigeria's presidential election.
Iraq's interior minister said the city of Tikrit will be recaptured from ISIS "within the coming hours."
Nuclear negotiations with Iran are now running into overtime and it's unclear what type of deal will be reached -- if any.
Today the six world powers in nuclear negotiations with Iran say talks have entered a new phase.
The majority of the Yemini people follow Islam, and the tiny Christian community there is under constant threat.
Christians celebrated Palm Sunday yesterday, kicking off Easter week around the world even as many face the threat of violent persecution.
Arab leaders are unveiling plans to form a joint military force aimed at intervening on behalf of any Arab nation facing a national security threat.
Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 40 people in Nigeria as voters cast their ballots in this weekend's presidential election.
The family of Andreas Lubitz is being given time to grieve before being questioned by authorities regarding last week's downing of Germanwings Flight 9525.
The 22-member Arab League is meeting in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh this weekend to talk about forming a joint Arab military alliance.