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ABUJA, Nigeria – Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead, a Nigerian army commander confirmed Friday. Shekau was reported injured and “fatally wounded” in an Aug. 23 airstrike which killed several other Boko Haram leaders. Check also: Boko Haram Will Be Destroyed Within 90 Days Friday’s announcement of confirmation of his death came not from the army’s public relations department, the usual method for releasing ...

While severing someone’s head and attaching it to another person’s body sounds like something straight out of a science fiction or horror movie, some real-life scientists say they are planning to do just that – as early as next year and Valery Spiridonov is willing to volunteer in the process. Check also: The first human head transplant could be possible by 2017 Italian ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has met with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Zuckerberg’s wife, Priscilla Chan, at the Vatican. Check also: Pope Francis Shocked The World Today When he Said These 6 Things Vatican spokesman Greg Burke says one topic of discussion at Monday’s meeting was “how to use communication technologies to alleviate poverty, encourage a culture of ...

Tunisia’s new Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and members of his cabinet were sworn in on Saturday, the presidency said, after approval from parliament. check also: Tunisia Make Their 1st Arrest Since Gun man Seifeddine Rezgui killed 38 people on beach resort last Friday in Sousse The prime minister and his 26 ministers swore to “work devotedly for the good of ...

The world’s oldest man has been named as Indonesian Mbah Gotho, who is 145 years old, with documentation that says he was born in 1870. Check also: World’s oldest male aged 112 and former teacher dies in Japan Mr Gotho said he began preparing for his death in 1992, even having a gravestone made, but 24 years later he is still ...