A blonde American who dubbed herself "JihadJane" pleaded not guilty Thursday to recruiting Islamist militants in the latest home-grown terrorism case. Pennsylvania resident Colleen LaRose, 46, smiled and appeared relaxed as she denied charges of conspiracy to support terrorists, recruiting militants, and agreeing to murder a Swedish cartoonist who had offended some Muslims. The federal court judge in Philadelphia ordered ...

Nigeria on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Tripoli after Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's "irresponsible" suggestion that the country be partitioned between Muslims and Christians. Abuja said it had recalled the ambassador over Kadhafi's "irresponsible utterances" which had made a mockery of his calls for African integration and unity. "Our ambassador in Tripoli has been recalled for urgent consultations ...

Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan put the finishing touches Thursday to a new cabinet tasked with tackling a mounting set of crises, including a new bout of sectarian slaughter. A day after he dissolved the entire cabinet in a startling show of strength, Jonathan planned to unveil an invigorated ministerial team which have to address a daunting in-tray of ...

The speaker of Nigeria's senate has described Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi as a 'mad man' after he suggested splitting the country between the Christian and Muslim communities to end sectarian violence. Responding to a point raised by a lawmaker in the upper house of parliament, David Mark said that Kadhafi's comments were hardly worth dignifying with a ...