Dozens killed in attack by gunmen at football field in Adamawa state, Nigeria
At least 29 people were killed by gunmen on Sunday, a state governor said.
World
Anthony Joshua to face Tyson Fury this fall
It now seems clear that the all-British heavyweight boxing match between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will take place this autumn.
Sports
Six charged over planned coup in Nigeria to stand trial
Six people suspected of participating in a plot to carry out a coup d'état have been charged and are set to stand trial in Nigeria.
World
Nigeria to investigate deadly air raid on Yobe market
Nigeria's government is to investigate the Nigerian military's air raid on a bustling marketplace this weekend, which killed at least 56 people, many of them civilians.
World
Reports of more than 100 dead in airstrikes in Yobe State, Nigeria
More than 100 people have been killed in airstrikes in Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, Amnesty International and local media say. The Nigerian military is said to have mistakenly hit a market during raids targeting jihadists.
Conflicts
Attack on military base in Nigeria - general killed
A Nigerian army general and several soldiers were killed during an attempt to storm a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State, according to the Nigerian military.
World
Norway secures Swedish oil despite global chaos
In the midst of the global oil crisis, Sweden is doing relatively well thanks to its neighbor Norway. But both countries may need to cut their energy consumption, warns Nordea's chief analyst Thina Margrethe Saltvedt. It is a common problem, says the Norwegian analyst.
Business
Russia hunts for new gas customers in the shadow of the Iran war
Russia is offering large quantities of discounted natural gas to Asian countries hit by energy disruptions caused by Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz - gas that is subject to Western sanctions, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.
Business
60 shot dead in several villages in northern Nigeria
60 people have been shot dead in several villages in northern Nigeria this week, local authorities say.
World
Nigeria's military kills at least 65 in deadly attacks on gangs
Nigeria's army says at least 65 members of criminal groups have been killed in an operation.
World
30 killed in attacks on villages in western Niger
Thirty people were killed in a series of attacks on villages in western Niger last week, a regional official said on state radio Monday.
World
Iran players honor school attack victims ahead of friendly against Nigeria
With school bags in their arms and black armbands, Iranian football players honored the victims of the deadly school attack back home.
Football
Nine soldiers, one police officer and one civilian killed in ambush in Kebbi State, Nigeria
Armed jihadists attacked security forces who had been alerted to a village in Kebbi State in northwestern Nigeria late Tuesday, authorities said.
World
Multiple bombings in Maiduguri, Nigeria kill and injure several people
A series of explosions occurred on Monday evening in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing and injuring several people. Suicide bombers are believed to be behind the attacks, which were carried out simultaneously.
World
The countries the US has attacked - here's how it went
Donald Trump was elected on promises not to drag the United States into more wars. Just over a year later, American bombs have fallen on seven different countries - and the United States has started a war against Iran. Trump is continuing the path set out by his predecessors in the 2000s. Here's what it has looked like.
World
Islamist attack on military base in Borno State, Nigeria kills at least 18
At least 18 people were killed, including seven soldiers, when an Islamist extremist group attacked a military base in Borno State in Nigeria.
World
Over 400 sentenced to deportation for serious crimes remain in Sweden
Over 400 foreign nationals who were sentenced to deportation after committing repeated or serious crimes are still in Sweden. The police have not been able to deport them. That is a problem, says Border Police Chief Marcus Nilsson.
Crime
At least 30 dead in jihadist attacks in northern Nigeria
At least 30 people have been killed in three separate jihadist attacks in northern Nigeria in recent days, local authorities say.
World
Sources: Nigerian government paid huge ransom to Boko Haram to free kidnapped students and staff
The Nigerian government has reportedly paid Boko Haram a "huge" ransom to release students and school staff kidnapped by the group in November, intelligence sources told AFP.
World politics