Nigeria

Turkish Industry Minister Fikri I??k has called on his counterparts from the D-8 group of developing countries to participate in creating a joint venture car brand.

Balkan citizens, officials condemn terrorism

Citizens and activists strongly condemn acts of terrorism that are creating a fear of Muslims in the region.

Hooded gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine known for lampooning radical Islam, killing 12 people. [AFP]

Nigeria's military fought Boko Haram militants in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri on Jan. 25, as US Secretary of State John Kerry jetted in to discuss fears about election-related violence.
      

Nigeria's top security official on Friday ruled out the need for a United Nations or African Union-backed force to fight Boko Haram, saying the country and its partners could handle the threat.
      

The head of Boko Haram -- the enigmatic Abubakar Shekau -- has openly taunted the countries being menaced by the armed Islamist group as they call for a united effort to crush it.
      

Hundreds of people from four villages near the devastated Nigerian town of Baga have been forced to flee after a warning from Boko Haram militants, witnesses and community leaders said Jan. 20.
      
News of the exodus from Kekenu, Budur, Yoyo and Mile 90 villages came as Niger hosted a meeting on how to fight the rebels as concern mounted at the threat to regional security.

Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek said on Jan. 20 that terrorism "threatens all of humanity," strongly condemning all acts of terror across the world and calling for a joint stance on fighting against it.

The European Court of Human Rights has found Greece guilty of mistreating 14 irregular migrants from Iran, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Nigeria and China.

Greece has been ordered to pay a combined total of 134,000 euros in damages and costs after the court deemed it breached Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibits inhuman or degrading treatment.

Serbia expresses "full solidarity" with Nigeria

BELGRADE -- The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended on Friday its deepest condolences to the federal government and people of Nigeria.

The condolences were sent "especially to families of the late and displaced people from the city of Baga."

BELGRADE - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia extended on Friday its deepest condolences to the federal government and people of Nigeria, particularly the families of the late and displaced people from the city of Baga.