Nigerian troops drive Boko Haram out of transit camp-turned schoolNovember 2, 2015 - 18:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The army says Nigerian troops have driven Boko Haram extremists out of an abandoned northeastern primary school in a shootout that killed four militants, the Associated Press reports. An army statement says the insurgents were using the school as a transit camp until Sunday, November 1's attack. Boko Haram — which means "Western education is forbidden" — has committed many atrocities at schools that have closed, been burned down or been abandoned in much of northeastern Borno state. The UN Children's Fund says 10.5 million children are out of school in Nigeria — the highest number in the world — and that only half of children among 2.3 million refugees from the uprising are going to school in camps. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. |