Globe Trotting

Boko Haram ‘slits 10 fishermen’s throats’

Kano (Nigeria): Boko Haram Islamists slit the throats of 10 fishermen in villages near Baga on the shores of the lake Chad in north-eastern Nigeria, a leading fisherman and a resident said on Thursday.

Kuwait breaks up ISIS cell: ministry

Kuwait City: Kuwait has broken up a new five-member cell of alleged members of the ISIS jehadist group one month after a deadly bombing at a Shiite mosque, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Four men were held while the fifth was killed in ‘terrorist’ operation in Iraq, said the Ministry. 

Ukrainian aviator: Russia opens trial 

Donetsk: Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia on Thursday in a politically-charged case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. The 34-year-old helicopter navigator faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged involvement in the killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn eastern Ukraine last year.

Drone strikes kill 20 members of ISIS 

Kabul: An Afghan official says two separate drone strikes in an eastern province bordering Pakistan have killed 20 militants affiliated with the ISIS group. Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, spokesman for the Governor of Nangarhar, said the strikes took place on Wednesday.

Nine killed in China truck collision

Beijing: Nine people have been killed when three heavy-duty trucks collided on a highway in North China’s Shanxi Province, police said on Thursday.