Two employees from oil company Shell have been kidnapped in Nigeria.
The staff members were returning from a business trip, when their vehicle was attacked on a road in Rivers state in the Delta region.
Police escorting the workers were killed in the attack.
Efforts are underway to locate them.
Former Emir of Qatar dies at 74
Qatari former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at the age of 74, the nation's Amiri Diwan, its top government body, said on Sunday.
US launches fresh strikes against Iran, Gulf states under attack
The US military has launched strikes on Iran after it struck a container ship on Sunday, while Tehran said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz again and some Gulf states announced they are under attack.
Three injured in Iranian attacks on Qatar
Qatar's Ministry of Interior has announced that three people have sustained injuries as a result of falling debris from interception operations against Iranian missiles and drones on Sunday.
Two children die after ferry hits bridge in eastern Syria
At least two children have been killed after a ferry carrying more than 35 people collided with a bridge while crossing the Euphrates River in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday, the Syrian Civil Defence said.
Trump says US, Iran agree to continue talks but ceasefire over
President Donald Trump said the US and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite an escalation of hostilities this week but he declared that the ceasefire reached between the two sides last month was over.
