Saturday, 31 January 2015

Chad army says kills 120 Boko Haram militants in Cameroon

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadian forces have killed 120 militants from Boko Haram in a battle in the north of neighboring Cameroon that began when the insurgents attacked its troops, the army said in a statement on Saturday, adding that three of its soldiers were killed.















Sunday's National Newspaper Front Pages

Sky News takes a look at the stories making a splash on the front pages of Sunday's national newspapers.

Phoenix Nights actor 'collapses'

A performance of comedy Phoenix Nights Live at the Manchester Arena is cancelled after performer Ted Robbins apparently collapses on stage.

Islamic State says beheads Japanese hostage Goto

BEIRUT/TOKYO (Reuters) - Islamic State militants released a video on Saturday which purported to show the beheading of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, who the al Qaeda offshoot had been holding hostage.


Midnight tax return deadline looms

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to log on today to file a self-assessment tax return and avoid a £100 fine.

Chernova ban 'needs long, hard look'

Jessica Ennis-Hill's coach Toni Minichiello wants Russian heptathlete Tatyana Chernova's drugs ban to be re-examined.

IS Hostage Pilot's Brother: 'It's Not Our War'

Jawdat Al Kassasbeh, the brother of captive Jordanian Mu'ath, urges his country to leave a US-led coalition against the militants.

Japan hostage Goto 'killed' - video

A video is released online purporting to show the beheading by Islamic State militants of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto.

Japan Investigating 'Hostage Murder' Video

The Japanese government says it is trying to authenticate a video which shows the apparent murder of hostage Kenji Goto.

Exclusive: FBI says it had no prior knowledge of Philippine raid that killed 50 police

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI had no prior knowledge of a police raid in the Philippines last Sunday to arrest wanted militants that went awry and left more than 50 police dead, an FBI spokesman told Reuters on Saturday.