Linothorax

An emergency responder walks on a road near fire engines working to put a fire after a blast in the Wuse 2 neighbourhood of Abuja, June 25, 2014. At least 21 people were killed when a suspected bomb tore through the crowded shopping district in the Nigeri

How corruption and factionalism in Nigeria spawned Boko Haram

Global Scan

Boko Haram’s reign of terror in Nigeria continues to claim more lives, their methods becoming increasingly more violent, while the government seems to become increasingly inept, perhaps intentionally. In a lengthy investigative report, Newsweek examines the Islamist terrorist group, and the conditions that have allowed it to flourish.Boko Haram’s reign of terror in Nigeria continues to claim more lives, their methods becoming increasingly more violent, while the government seems to become increasingly inept, perhaps intentionally. In a lengthy investigative report, Newsweek examines the Islamist terrorist group, and the conditions that have allowed it to flourish.

Greek armor

Why did Greek warriors go to war wearing what today looks like a linen mini-dress?