26 killed, dozens injured in Bomb blast At Maiduguri mosque.

           A bomb blast at a mosque along the polular Yan Kwali area of Maiduguri have left 11 people dead and 28 injured. The explosion occured after the first " Rakaat" of the Friday prayer session. Witnesses said the bomb went off seconds after worshippers started their congregational request to God. The attack occured barely a day after the inauguration of president Mohammadu Buhari, also swore to crush the Islamist militant group and move the command Centre for military operations away from Abuja, the Nigeria's capital to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. CNN citing Borno state police commissioner Aderemi Opadokun reported that 26 people were killed and 28 injured. A witness had told Governor Kashim Shettima that 16 people died.

Activists say Syria army airstrikes kill 90 in Aleppo.

      At least 90 people have been killed, scores of others wounded in Syria army airstrikes that hit civilian area in the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday. The deaths occured in two seperate incidents when helicopters dropped explosive- filled barrels. One barrel hit the rebel-held Shaar neighbourhood of the city of Aleppo, killing at least 12 people, most of them from the same family, UK based Syria Observatory for Human Right said. The other attack hit a busy market in the Islamic State-held town of al Bab in Aleppo's country side, killing 55 people, according monitoring group. The bodies of those killed were wrapped and laid out on the streets of Al-shaar, with the limp, blood- covered hand of one of them protruding from under a banket, said an AFP correspondent at the scene.

93 militants, 9 soldiers killed in Afghanistan Army's operations.

         Afghan military operations against Islamist militants have claimed the lives of 93 Islamist militanta and 9 government soldiers, Defense military spokesman said on Saturday. " Over the past 24 hours, 93 militants have been killed and seven arrested in 12 provinces while nine army soldiers died as a result of clashes and bomb explosions", General Zahir Azimi said on his Twitter account. The Afghan security forces have recently intensified operations against the militants group across the country. Local online news website (Khaama Press) reported that nine different types of improvised Explosion Devices were also found and defused by the country's security forces. The Taliban militants group has yet to react to the claim. On  Friday, an Afghan official said that seperate army operations in the northern Beghlan came to end, leaving almost 80 Islamist militants dead.

US Defense Chief Rebukes China on Sea Reclamation.

 Defence Secretary Ash Carter called for China to stop its rapid-building in the disputed South China Sea, warning that the reclamation project was causing instability in the region. Chinese officials have described US remarks on the South China Sea as " groundless and not constructive". Carter, speaking to top officials from the Asia-Pacific at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, acknowledged that several countries had created outposts in the region's disputed island, reuters news agency reported. " Yet, one country has gone much farther and much faster than any other. " And that's China. China has reclaimed over 2,000 acres, more than all other claimants combined and more than in the entire history of the region. Abd China did so in only the last 18 months", Carter said.

Gunmen hijack buses in Pakistan, kill 19 passengers.

          Unindentified gunmen dressed in security uniform stormed two passenger coaches in southwest Pakistan, killing 19 passengers, official said. "The attackers forced the buses to stop, abducted more than 24 passengers, and then shot dead 19", a senior official in Baluchistan province of Pakistan said. About 15 armed men dressed in uniform of security forces carried out the attack in the town of Mastung near Quetta on Friday, local media reported. Baluchistan Home minister Sarfaraz Bugti said the gunmen let around 50 passengers go and took at least 25 into the mountains. The circumstances of their deaths could not immediately be established, and the motives of the assailants was unclear. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the deadly attack. Separatists have been fighting a low intensity insurgency in Baluchistan, of which Quetta is the capital, for decades.

Suicide bomber strikes Shiite Mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 4.

        Four people have been killed after a suicide bomber strunk a Shia mosque in Saudi Eastern province capital of Damman. It happen when a suicide bomber blew himself up as people gathered outside the Imam Hussein mosque. The Islamic State group have claimed responsibility for the deadly attack. A Reuters reports stated that the security personnel became suspicious of a car parked near the mosque and as they approached the driver, the suicide bomber blew up the vehicle. The Saudi Press Agency reported that a bomber tried to enter a mosque in Damman and detonated his bonb in the parking lot after being stop by security guards.

Nigeria set for historic democratic handover to Muhammadu Buhari.

  Former military ruler Mohammadu Buhari is set to take oath of office today May 29 as the president of the president and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The event will be held at the Symbolic Eagle square, Abuja. Buhari is the first Nigerian to oust a sitting president through the ballot box. The out going president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Thursday hosted a dinner event at the state banquet hall in Aso rock villa to mark his handover to Buhari. The event is expected to be witnessed by many world leaders. President Goodluck Jonathan has formally handed over the notes and reports on the status of the nation to president-elect Buhari yesterday. President Jonathan is expected to fly to Port Harcourt Airport after the handover, from where he is expected to be flown in a helicopter to his home state of Bayelsa.

Al-Nusra Front leader Abu-Mohammed al-Golani speaks to Al-jazeera.

       The leader of Al-Nusra Front in an exclusive interview to Qatar based news network Al-jazeera said his main goal is not to target the Alawite minority in Syria despite the fact that in Islam, they are considered to be hetetics. " Our fight is strictly with those who attacked us ad murdered our people". Mohammed al-Julani said al-Nusra Front was focused on capturing Damascus, the Syria capital and toppling president Basharal-Assad. " Our faith is based on mercy and our noble traditions. We are not murderers. We will not hurt them or target them, the Druze or anyone else, " he added. Al-Jolai also condemned the Iran back Lebanon based militant group Hezbollah, which also supports the Assad regime. Mohanmmed al-Golani stressed that Al-Nusra Front would use Syria to launch attackson the West or Europe. " Our mission in Syria is the downfall of the regime in Syria, its symbols , and its allies, like Hezbollah.

Report: Islamic State executes 20 men in front of crowd in Palmyra.

        Islamic State had reported to have " called people to watch" as they executed 20 local men in a Roman ampitheatre in the ancient Syria city of Palmyra, the UK based Syria Observatory for Human Right said. A week after ISIS seizing the strategic city, the group gathered 20 men accused of being Assad loyalists and shot them dead, according to the Observatory. The executions, if confirmed, could signal the start of Islamic State mass execution for those who opposes them in the newly captured town of Palmyra. Syria state TV on Sunday reported that about 400 civilians were massacred by Islamic State since last Wednesday, while activists in Palmyra said that Islamic State fighters hurted down loyalties of president al-Assad, killing up to 300 of them, Israel national news reported.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter defies call to resign as FIFA scandal widens.

      FIFA president Sepp Blatter rejected call to step down after corruption scandal engulfing FIFA governing body. Sepp Blatter has confirmed his decision to seek a fifth term as the president of global football's governing FIFA in Friday's election, Qatar based news network Aljazeera reported. Seven top FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich on Wednesday, among 14 people indicted by US prosecutors. Speaking at the opening of the FIFA Congress in Zurich on Thursday, Blatter called the scandal " unprecedented and difficult" but refused to step down. Blatter's remarks were the first since the arrests of high-ranking FIFA officials for corruption and bribery on Wednesday in Zurich.

55 Iraqi soldiers killed in multiple Islamic State attack in Anbar province.

      At least 55 Iraqi soldiers lost their lives on Wednesday in Iraq when three suicide bombers believed to be from Islamic State who attack a convoy near Fallujah, 50km west of Baghdad in AlAnber province, Qatar based news network Aljazeera reported. Brig. Gen. Saad Maan Ibrahim, the spokesman for the joint military Commander, told AP that the attack took place outside of Fallujah, which is held by Islamic State. It is a major blow to government efforts to dislodge tIslaic State fromthe sprawling Sunni heartland, an Iraqi military spokesman said. The militants struck near a water control station and a lock system on a canal between lake Thatrthar and the Euphrates River where army forces have been deployed for the Anbar offensive.

German city evacuates 20,000 people to defuse World war II bomb.

     About 20,000 people have been evacuated in the city of Cologne, Germany, in attempt to defuse a one -ton American World war two bomb. It was the largest evacuation in the German city since 1945. The unexpected US -made bomb, which lay five metres underground and was discovered Friday, was set to be defused later in the day, AFP reported. Some schools in the area are closed. Bridges, streets, trians, boats have been blocked, cancelled or rerouted. It is not unusual for unexpected bombs to be discovered in Germany. Allied bombers targeted Cologne in WWII. Hundreds of police, firefighters ad other helpers were involved in clearing the site for the city's largest evacuation since the end of the war.

Heat wave kills over 750 in India.

        A severe heat wave has killed over 750 people in India, mostly in two southeastern states, the Hinustan Times reported. The worst - hit area is the Southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, where authorities say 852 people have died in the heat wave. Sada Bhargaui, a senior disaster management official confirmed that Telangana death toll was 215 since the heart wave began on May 15. There might be a slght change in teperature after May 31, "CNN-IBN quoted Meteorological Department Director Sharat Chandra Sahu as saying. Sources said that temperatures in Telangana's Khammam district soared to more than 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) on Saturday. " The majority of the victims are people who have been exposed to the sun directly, usually aged 50 and above and from the working classes"P Tulsi Rani, special commissioner of Andhra, a Pradesh's disaster management Department, told AFP.

powerful storms kill seven in Taxas and Oklahoma.

     Torrential rains slammed Texas and Oklahoma during the memorial Day weekend, killing seven people and caused floods which destroyed people's homes. The death toll is expected to rise with numbers of people missing inTexas after storms hited Texas Oklahoma. Flash flood warnings were in effect early Teusday for parts of eastern Texas and much of western Arkansas, and tornado watches were issued for part of Louisiana, U.S media reported. Local media also reported that Twelve people, including two children, were missing along the Blanco river in Texas.

Thousands flees after landslide blocks river in Nepal.

      Thousans of people had fled Nepal after landslide blocked a river in quake-hit Nepal's mountainous northwest, Nepal media reported. The landslide, which occured at around midnight, sent mud and rocks surging into the Kali Gandaki river in Myagdi district, causing water levels to rise by 150 metre. Government administrator Yam Bahadur Chokhal says the landslide blocked the Kaligandaki River early Sunday and the buildup of water has created a lake of Kilometres long. Officials say that flooding could reach as far as India if the blockage were give away. A number of labdslides have hit Nepal since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 25 April which killed more than 8,000 people and inuured many more.

Iran-back Houthi rebels shot down Saudi Arabia warplane in Yemen.

      A Saudi F-16 warplane has been reportedly shot down in northwestern Yemen. The Saudi F-16 fighter plane was brought down in Bani Harthi district of Sana'a, the Yemen's capital. The rebels were pictured celebrating with the wreckage of the downed fighter jet which crashed in the district of Bani Harith. " We shot down the plane at 2.15am. Before that, Saudi war planes conducted airstrikes against the rebels in various parts of Sana'a, including the airforce command centre", said Abdul Kadir Munwar, comnander of security Force in Bani Harith District. Sputnik news citing Yemen post newspaper reported that two unused missiles were recovered from the crashed figher jet by Houthi rebels.

Malaysia finds graves of suspected human trafficking.

        Malaysian authorities said Sunday that they have found several graves in more than a dozen abandoned camps used by human traffickers closed to Thailand border, USA Today reported. Malaysian Home minister Zahid Hamidi told reporters Sunday that police were trying to identify and verify " the mass graves that were found". The finding follows a similar discovery earlier this month by police in Thailand in abandoned camps on the Thailand side of the border. The minister did not say how many bodies had been recovered. It is feared that the graves could contain the remains of dozens of Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants who falls in the hands of traffickers.

A 65-year-old German grandmother gives birth to quadruplet.

     A 65-year-old mother of 13, a teacher from Germany has given birth to quadruplets after a pregnancy that was criticized by medical professinlonals because of her age, RTL television reported Saturday. The television station saysthe three boys and a girl were born by cesarean section at a Berlun hospital Tuesday. A spokeswoman for RTL said the babies stood a strong chance of survival but possible complications couldn't be ruled out because they were born in the 26th week of pregnancy. Their mother was doing well, the spokeswoman said. The woman, Anneqret Raunigk, already has 13 children, lives in Berlin, the German capital and is an English and Russian teacher who is close to retirement.

U.S approves sale of 10 MH - 60 Seahawk helicopter to Saudi Arabia.

      The State Department has approved the sale of 10 MH - 60R Seahawk helicopters to Saudi Arabia for 1.9 billion dollars, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 20 May. Accordingto reuters news agency, Saudi government had asked for a sale of the 10 MH 60R multi - mission helicopters. For years now the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had been requesting for these helicopters, radars, missiles and othe equipment. The MH - 60 R helicopter is the US Nay primary anti - submarine and anti - surface warfare platform, and the most advanced maritimime muti - mission helicopter in oeration.

21 worshippers killed in blast at Saudi Arabia Shia mosque.

      At least 21 worshippers were killed in a suicide blast that targeted a shia mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday, media reported. A bomber reportedly blew himself up in the mosque as more than 150 people had gathered for Friday prayers The explosion that targeted Imam Ali mosque in Qudaih area of Qatif also left 66 Shia worshippers injured, xinhua news agency reported citing Alarabiya news network. Islamic State later claimed responsibilities for the deadly bombing, the first to target Shiite muslim in Saudi Arabia since November when gunmen killed at least 8 people on Shiite religion gathering. There have been tension betweeen Shiite and Sunni muslim after Saudi Arabia led coalition launched bombing campaign against Iran back Houthi rebels who seized Sana'a, the Yemen's capital and extend their control to southern part of the country which forced legitimate president Hadi to fled the country.

Colombia warplane hits FARC guerillas rebels target, killing at least 18 fighters.

        A bombing raid by Colombia Airforce jets killed 18 FARC guerrilla fighters, the diest since the president ordered the resumption of air bombardment against the rebels who had been fighting the government since 1964. The bombing took place in the Cauca department on the pacific coata area. The president of country in a tweet after the attack said " The offensive continues untill peace is achieved hopefully as soon as possible" Meanwhile, the Guerilla fighters (FARC)  had suspended their unilateral ceasefire in response to a governmenr airstrike that killed 26 rebels according to reports. Military confrontation between FARC Guerilla fighter and the Colombia government had been ongoing since 1964 and estimated of 220,000 people had been killed since the conflict began.

Mexico gunfight kills 43 as government hits Cartel gang hard.

       At least 42 people have been killed in Mexico after a deadly gun battle between government forces and suspected  Cartel gang. National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said one federal policeman lost his live and another was injured in the three hour fighting on a ranch just inside Michoacan state border with Jalisco. During the confrontation on Friday, 42 suspected gang gunmen and one federal police officer was killed. Michoacan Governor Salvador Jara said the clash erupted when security forces stopped a suspicious vehicle, prompting its passengers to shoot. The incident is the deadiestin a string of clashes this spring between security forces and Cartel gunmen. Mexico authorities have been fighting a war with the most powerful Cartel gang, Jalisco New Generation for years.

Cholera kills 30 Burundi refugees in Tanzanian Camp.

      A  cholera epidemic has killed at least 30 people in a Burundi refugees in Tanzianian, WHO official said. Over 110,0000 Burundians have become refugees since unrest erupted in their country in April, according to the UN refugee agency. Cholera is a fast developing, highly contagious infection that causes diarrhea, leading to severe dehydration abd possible death. Meanwhile, Demostrators in Burundi capital, Bujumbura continue to protest until embattled president Pierre Nkurunziza step down at the end of second term. The camp in Tanzanian was originally hosting 11,382 has now increased to over 90,000 since April, WHO saidin statement. Many people continue to flee the country as the political unrest continue. It worsen when the a section of the country's army tried to seized power but the coup fail as a result of lack of support from some section of the army loyal to the president.

Islamic State captures ancient town of Palmyra, home to UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 Islamic State fighters have reportedly captured the ancient Syria city if Palmyra after a fierce battle against the Syria government abd allied forces. As down approached on Wednesday morning, Isamic State fighters stormed the northern perimeter of Al-Amunuyah, where they were able to penetrate into the village. Syria State TV said government forces withdrew after evacuating most of the civilian population. Palmyra's 2000 - year - old monuments which lie on the south-western fringe of the modern city, were put on UNSECO' World Heritage in danger list 2013.

More than 50 dead, dozens injured in Colombia Landslide.

        At least 50 people lost their lives in Colombia after powerful and massive landslide torn  through a ravine in northwest of the country. At least 37 people were injured in the massive landslide in Salgar, 60 miles southwest of Medelin. The national disaster unit said in a statement that 52 people were killed and 37  others had been treated for injuries. Heavy rain had  began falling the previous evening and caused flooding in the hill above the town. Residents were shown digging through rubbles with sticks and their hands, looking for survivors.  The small town of Santa Marganta was practically " wipe off the map" , according to abc citing the Mayor Salgar's Mayo Olga Osories. Colombia president said government will provide aid to the victims.

U.N says nearly 25,000 people have fled Ramadi after Islamic State capture the city.

       The United Nation agencies are rushing humanitarian assistance to people fleeing Ramadi. The agency said 25,000 people have fled Ramadi following Islamic State attack and fierce fighting in the city, relief web reported. Islamic State group posted images of its flag flying over the city- which lies around 78 miles away from the capital, Baghdad. U.S joint chief of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, called Islamic State gain " a serious setback" for both the city's Inhabitants and the Iraqi security Forces. Meanwhile, popular Mobilisation Committees, a group of largely shia, were called up by the prime minister, Haider al-Abadi to help retake the city. U.S led warplanes have stepped up raids against Islamic State, conducting 19 airstrikes near Ramadi over the past 72 hours.

Turkey says it shot Down Syria military Helicopter.

        Turkey's government officials say it fighter jet have shot down a Syria military helicopter that violated its airspace. Defence minister Ismet Yilmaz said the helicopter was shot down on Saturday over southern province of Hatay, near the border with Syria, Japan NHK World reported. Syria State TV says it was a drone not helicopter as claimed by Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has emerged as one of the main opponents of President Bashar Al-Assad of Syria, saying his exit is key to solving the problem in Syria. Turkish's NTV News station quoted eyewitness saying that the aircraft crashed on the Syria side of the border.

Senior Islamic State member killed in US raid in Syria.

        US special forces overnight killed a key Islamic State leader in a raid in eastern Syria, the White House said  Saturday. The Islamic State commander killed was alleged to he in charge of their lucrative oil business. The original aim was to take Sayyat alive, the soldiers killed him when he tried to fight back. Items such as Laptop and cell phones which coud provide an insight into Isamic State's oil smuggling operation were recovered. The American Delta Force Commadors enteredthe building were they found Abu Sayyat and his wife Umm Sayyat, in a room together. He was captured and later moved to a US military facility in Iraq, official said. According to the White House statement, at least 12, Islamic State members were killed during the raid. American forces suffered no causualties. US led coalition has been bombing Islamic State target since 2014 with the aim of weakening the group. But many analyst believe the airstrikes is ineffective because Islamic State has made gains in capturing territories in Syria and Iraq since the air raid began.

Egypt sentences Islamist Ex-president to death.

      Islamist ex-president of Egypt Mohammed Morsi was on Saturday sentenced to death by a Cairo court over a  2011 prison break. Judge Shaaban el-shami refferred the death sentence on Morsi and others to the nation's top muslim theologian or grand Mufti, for final judgement, Egypt media reported. Morsi s already serving a 20 - year prison term for ordering the arrest and torture of protesters while in power as the first democratically elected president of Egypt. Amnesty International immediately condermed the judgement. It says " Morsi sentence shows a complete disregard for human rights". The defendants were accused of plotting jailbreaks and attacks on police, the uprising that overthrew longtime president Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Egypt current government has almost dismattle the muslim brotherhood  party which rule Egypt shortly after the collapsed of Hosni Mubarrak regime and was the party which won the first democratic  presidential election.

Malaysia and Thailand turn away hundreds on migrant boats.

        More than 800 migrants denied entry to Malaysia and Thailand as the migrants has run out of food and clean water to keep them alive.Thailand Navy airdropped food and water to the desperate Rohingya migrants stranded on a boat off Soouth Thailand. The migrants were abandoned at sea by human traffickers. The migrants were refused entry to Thailand and been forced to drink their own Urine to survive. The boat was found 17km (10 miles) off the coast of southern island of Koh Lipe. Television footage showed crying mothers and young chidren pleading for help. The United Nation refugee agency UNHCR has warn the situation could develop into a " massive humanitarian disaster".