Nigerian militants call off truce
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Nigerian militants in the oil-rich Delta end a voluntary ceasefire saying talks with the government have failed.
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Trade Unions and civil rights groups in Nigeria, Africa&#39;s largest oil exporter, have called off a national strike over fuel prices.
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Nigeria's trade unions call off a four-day general strike over a rise in petrol prices, after talks with the government.
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A rebel Nigerian warlord withdrew a  threat to shut oil operations in the world's seventh largest  exporter on Friday as part of a peace deal negotiated with the  government.
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Police say up to 30 armed militants have been killed as a result of clashes in Nigeria&#39;s mountainous border region with Cameroon.
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The two main oil-worker unions in Nigeria said they called off a strike planned for Monday to protest insecurity in the restive petroleum-producing region pending a meeting with President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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The main militant group in Nigeria's oil region offered Sunday to halt attacks if one of its leaders is released from prison in Angola, where he is being held on arms smuggling charges.
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An influential rebel commander in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta has ordered the suspension of peace talks with the government because of military incursions and the arrest of another commander.
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A Turkish construction company announced today that it was halting operations in neighbouring Iraq in a bid to save the lives of 10 employees kidnapped by militants.
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The armed Basque separatist group ETA said Tuesday it was ending the &quot;permanent&quot; ceasefire it declared in March last year, according to a statement sent to the Basque newspaper Berria.
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Nigeria launched an offensive yesterday against a separatist rebel group that has told multinational oil companies to shut their installations by tomorrow ahead of &quot;an all-out war on the Nigerian state&quot;.
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Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's Waziristan region announce an end to their truce with the government.
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Armed men kidnapped five foreigners in oil-rich southern Nigeria early Wednesday, the same day the country&#39;s most prominent militant group announced it would end a truce with the government.
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The armed Basque separatist group ETA said Tuesday it has called off the cease-fire it declared last year, setting the stage for a resumption of attacks.
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The Nigerian government and rebel militia  fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta agreed a truce while  talks took place on rebel demands for autonomy, a rebel leader  said on Wednesday.
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A Sunni insurgent group said Wednesday it has reached a cease-fire with al-Qaida in Iraq.
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Nigeria&#39;s two main trade unions decided on Saturday to call off their four-day-old general strike over a rise in fuel prices after reaching an agreement with the government, a source told AFP.