Otago Daily Times Boko Haram leader 'may be dead' The leader of militant Islamist sect Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, may have died of gunshot wounds some weeks after a clash with soldiers, the Nigerian military says. | Past reports of Shekau's death h... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram Nigerian Military Photos Wikipedia: Abubakar Shekau Herald Tribune Nigeria military: Extremist leader may be dead MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigeria's military says the leader of an Islamic uprising in the northeast "might have died" of a gunshot wound. | Lt. Col. Sagir Musa said in a statement Monday that intelligence... (photo: Flickr / AFP / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI) Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram Nigerian Military Photos Wikipedia: Abubakar Shekau Top Stories BBC News Boko Haram 'kills 24 Nigeria vigilantes in ambush' Suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 24 members of a vigilante group in north-eastern Nigeria, security officials say. | They say another 34 people are miss... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Africa Boko Haram Nigeria Conflict Photos Wikipedia: Boko Haram The New York Times For Syrians, Obama’s Decision to Seek Approval First Lengthens Suspense of Attack BEIRUT, Lebanon — At the end of a nerve-racking day in the cross hairs of American gunships, Syrians gathered around their televisions to watch President Obama announce... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci) Obama Photos Syria Weapons Wikipedia: Syria and weapons of mass destruction Swissinfo Leader of Egypt's Brotherhood in good health in jail - ministry Arab Spring | Reuters | August 31, 2013 - 19:12 | By Asma Alsharif | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Interior Ministry said on Saturday the top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) Egypt Health Leader Photos Wikipedia: Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Swissinfo Congo army fights on despite rebel ceasefire offer | Reuters | August 31, 2013 - 18:56 | By Pete Jones | GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Fighting erupted on Saturday between eastern Congolese rebels ... (photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti) Africa DR Congo Photos UN Wikipedia: M23 rebellion Swissinfo Car bomb west of Baghdad kills 12 | Reuters | August 31, 2013 - 17:58 | RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 12 people and wounded at least 20 in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Saturday, police ... (photo: AP / Karim kadim) Baghdad Bomb Iraq Photos Wikipedia: Car bomb Swissinfo Kenya lifts coastal area curfew a year after clashes | Reuters | August 31, 2013 - 17:55 | NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya lifted a curfew in a coastal region on Saturday about a year after it was imposed over clashes that... (photo: AP / Sayyid Azim) Curfew Kenya Nairobi Photos Wikipedia: Curfew