Twin bombs were set off in a Nigerian business district packed with commuters and traders killing over 100 people today, reports The Guardian.

No organisation has claimed responsibility for the blasts in the city of Jos, although commentators suspect that the attack is another attempt by the militant group Boko Haram to showcase its capabilities ahead of the Nigerian general elections.

Boko Haram have been responsible for recent bombings and the kidnapping of over 200 children.

Russian’s President Vladmir Putin today ordered troops placed on Ukraine’s border to withdraw reports the BBC.

A statement by the Kremlin said that troops in Tostov, Belgorod and Bryansk had been ordered back to their permanent bases.

“In connection with the completion of the planned spring phase of military training.. at ranges in Rostov, Belgorod and Bryansk regions,  Putin ordered the defence minister to withdraw the troops that took part in the exercises,” said the statement from the Kremlin.

A suicide blast has killed four in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, reports the BBC.

Nigerian police reported that the attack on Sunday night happened in a street with many bars and night spots.

The attack occurs amidst growing unrest against Islamist militant group Boko Haram, after the group abducted over 200 schoolgirls last month.

African leaders meeting in Paris agreed today to wage war on the Boko Haram militant group operating in Nigeria. Reports the Guardian.

The French President Francois Hollande, speaking after hosting the meeting, said that the all participants had agreed on a “global and regional action plan” that would involve “co-coordinating intelligence, sharing information, border surveillance, a military presence notably around Lake Chad and the capacity to intervene in case of danger.”

US President Barack Obama, last week renewed economic sanctions on Myanmar for another year citing a lack of expected progress in reforms, reported Reuters.

Commenting on the reasons behind renewing sanctions, Obama said,

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The BJP is on course for a landslide victory in the Indian elections, winning beyond the 272 seats needed to form a majority government.

So far the BJP has won 285 seats, whilst its alliance has secured 335 seats, IBNlive reported. Votes are still being counted, with over 500 millions votes cast during this protracted election.

The US President Barack Obama congratulated the BJP leader Narendra Modi on his historic win in the Indian election in a phone call made this afternoon, inviting him "to visit Washington at a mutually agreeable time to strengthen our bilateral relationship."

At least 31 civilians were killed in clashes between the opposing factions in the Central African Republic (CAR) said Red Cross officials.

“Yesterday, Red Cross volunteers collected 21 bodies, most of them civilians,” a local Catholic priest told Reuters.