Author: VOA News / Source: Good News Network Nigeria’s military says more than 700 people abducted by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram have escaped captivity in the northeast of the country. Army spokesman, Col. Timothy Antigha, said the escaped captives were given shelter at a military

An unidentified group of assailants attacked and killed soldiers from both the US and Niger in an ambush near the Niger-Mali border on Wednesday, according to CNN and local French-language media. Three green berets were killed in the incident, the first US casualties in a mission to assist local

Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, the Islamic State, Yemen, Libya, Boko Haram – the world seems to be steeped in violence these days. Pretty much everywhere, you can hear and read the phrase, "This is as bad as it gets" - broadcast on TV, written in the newspapers and repeated by friends. However, that isn't

How's your weekend going? Redditor, Law School Graduate, and nimble navigator William Craddick (/u/PleadingtheYiff / brand new Twitter handle @williamcraddick) has made quite the name for himself on Reddit's "The_Donald" forum. In just three short months, Craddick has managed to rack up over

Getty Images Now this is how you make a difference. Robert Smith, the founder of private equity shop, Vista Equity Partners, which is best known for fixing up enterprise software outfits, has an estimated net worth at $2.5 billion. And now he’s helping the lives...