AFP, KANO, Nigeria: At least 42 people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in attacks on two villages in northeast Nigeria's restive Borno state, a police officer and a resident who fled said yesterday. "We received reports of attacks by suspected Boko Haram gunmen on the two villages…

AFP, COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's proposed war crimes investigation has been delayed by several months until September as the government focuses on impending parliamentary elections, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said yesterday. Samaraweera said he hoped the composition of the investigating team…

AFP, LONDON:Queen Elizabeth II may have to move out of Buckingham Palace to allow for much-needed repairs including taking out asbestos, replacing ageing boilers and rewiring, royal officials said yesterday. "One option is for the palace to be vacated," a royal source said, giving one estimate…

 AFP, MOGADISHU: Somalia's Shebab insurgents killed at least six people yesterday in a suicide attack on a diplomatic convoy from the United Arab Emirates in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police and the Islamists said. "We have confirmed the death of six people, four of them civilians,…

AFP, SYDNEY: Dual nationals who help terrorists could automatically lose their Australian citizenship even if they have never stepped foot out of the country under new laws introduced to parliament yesterday. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton introduced legislation to amend the Citizenship Act as fears…

AFP, NEW DELHI: A Delhi court agreed yesterday to hear a complaint alleging that India's education minister lied about her college degree, triggering calls for her resignation. The petition claims federal Education Minister Smriti Irani made contradictory declarations about her college degree in…

AFP, TIJUANA, Mexico: A fire engulfed a nursing home in northern Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 16 elderly residents in a pre-dawn inferno that may have been intentionally ignited, authorities said. Another five seniors had burns and smoke inhalation injuries while one person was listed as missing…