Author: Clivette

Baltimore deploys National Guard as riots erupt

April 28, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_5108" align="alignleft" width="300"] A protestor gestures towards the riot police in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 27, 2015 (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)[/caption] Baltimore (AFP) - Thousands of police and National Guard troopers were ordered to back up beleaguered officers in Baltimore on Tuesday after riots triggered by...

Boko Haram slaughtered civilians in weekend attack: witness

April 28, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_5105" align="alignleft" width="300"] A soldier from Niger patrols in Malam Fatori, in northeast Nigeria, which was retaken from Islamist Boko Haram militants by troops from neighbouring Chad and Niger, on April 3, 2015 (AFP Photo/Philippe Desmazes)[/caption] Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Boko Haram gunmen massacred residents...