White House says additional US troops will 'train, advise and assist' Iraqi troops and Sunni fighters as they try to retake territory lost to Islamic State insurgents, continues to say no to US ground troops
Boko Haram has killed thousands, displaced about 1.5 million people during six-year insurgency, seeking to establish Islamic emirate
Biggest blast came when car bomb blew up along city's busy Palestine Street, home to numerous stores, restaurants; other attacks targeted army patrol, market
For months, Obama administration has been re-examining its strategy to defeat IS, which now holds large sections of Syria and Iraq
Authorities have said former Illinois congressman used cash to try to cover up sexual abuse of a male during his time as a coach and teacher
State Department decision comes after US ambassador is summoned in Egypt to hear about Cairo's unhappiness with the Brotherhood visit
Offensive targets Brigade 52, important because of its proximity to Damascus
Policeman Eric Casebolt seen running and yelling obscenities at several teenagers, before he grabbed a bikini-clad girl and forced her to the ground with his knee and handcuffed her
President says, 'I'm going to keep doing everything I can to make our immigration system more just and more fair,' chides Congress for not passing pathway to citizenship legislation
Since NATO-backed ouster of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi four years ago, guns and threats of violence time and again have overwhelmed politics
Annual World Economic Forum on Africa attendees focus on finding ways to ensure continent's economic growth helps not only investors, business owners, but ordinary Africans as well
Juba optimistic that new format for peace talks will lead to success, but analyst says roadblocks to settlement might be too many
Domin Kari
