Nigerian troops rescue 93 women and 200 girls from Boko Haram encampments in the Sambisa Forest; the ‘Chibok girls’, kidnapped by the militants last...
1960 – Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship. 1961 – Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai...
2015 Gazprom, the state-owned Russian energy company, is sued by the E.U. for antitrust violations, including seeking control of pipelines in exchange for gas,...
2015 Today in history: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ruling Likud party have retained victory in this week’s election; Netanyahu will now...
2015 Today in history: Pakistan reinstates the death penalty for all crimes, extending a previous reinstatement only for terrorism cases; the country has had...
2015 Today in history: Hackers steal personal data on up to 80 million customers of health insurance provider Anthem, Inc.; though free credit monitoring...