US tells Nigeria military not enough to beat Islamists
Clinton offers to help President Goodluck Jonathan fight Boko Haram, a Taliban-like group that wants to establish a strict Islamic state in the north of the vast country
Bangladeshi innovators scoop US technology award
[KARACHI] An innovative building material that could be used to construct cheap shelters in poor countries and disaster areas, and is based on a traditional Bangladeshi fibre used to make cloth, has won the top award of US$50,000 at the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative's annual competition
Rising food prices threaten hunger for millions - Oxfam
Charity urges political leaders to reform 'flawed' global food system, cut use of food crops for biofuels