Nigerian officials and residents say at least 13 people were killed by Muslim herdsmen who attacked a predominantly Christian village close to the troubled central city Jos.

Witnesses say the attackers, disguised as soldiers, raided the village, 30 kilometers south of Jos, at dawn.

Fighters with the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND. Photo AFP

ABUJA, Nigeria—Two bombs exploded early Monday outside a government building in the city of Warri, a Nigerian oil hub, said officials and witnesses, dealing a blow to a peace deal that aimed to prevent militant attacks on the nation’s oil infrastructure.

The attacks occurred just minutes before state governors were to convene to discuss a government peace program with Niger Delta militants.

Nouri Maliki has strengthened his lead over main rival Iyad Allawi in Iraq’s parliamentary elections, with partial results now in from all 18 provinces.

Mr Maliki’s State of Law coalition is leading in seven provinces, including Baghdad and Shia-dominated Basra.

The alliance led by former PM Mr Allawi is ahead in five provinces, including oil-rich Kirkuk, where Kurdish parties were expected to win.

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Iraq’s Maliki Maintains Election Lead — Wall Street Journal
Iraqi Poll Results Show Iraqi PM Leading in Oil-Rich Basra — Voice of America
Prime minister’s alliance leading after Iraq election — CNN
A week on, Maliki pulls ahead in Iraq race — Reuters
Iraq PM extends lead in vote count — AFP
PM Maliki leads poll count in key Baghdad constituency — BBC
Iraq’s Nouri al-Maliki already wooing allies to try to form governing coalition — Washington Post
FACTBOX – Five facts about Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki – Reuters
Election monitors’ report increases doubts over fairness of Iraq election — Times Online
Election puts Iraq’s future decidedly in Iraqi hands — Washington Post

An Afghanistan Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated Kandahar attacks Saturday, saying they were a warning to NATO, which will soon focus on securing Kandahar City and its approaches.

The sudden explosive violence its inhabitants have learned to live with gripped Kandahar City in southern Afghanistan again Saturday as militants launched a series of coordinated attacks in an attempted jailbreak.

More than 35 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in five blasts as Afghanistan Taliban suicide bombers targeted the jail and police headquarters in the Kandahar attacks.

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