Gunmen kidnap 20 in northwest Nigeria as crisis spreads

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped 20 people in remote Sokoto State in northwest Nigeria, police said on Wednesday, in what a local government source described as a spillover from…

Iran dismisses U.S. sanctions of Iranians over alleged kidnap plot

(Reuters) - Iran on Saturday dismissed new U.S. sanctions on four Iranians over an alleged plot to kidnap an Iranian-American journalist, saying the move reflects Washington’s "addiction to sanctions". The…