 The U.S. and its Western allies accused North Korea and Russia of violating a U.N. embargo on arms exports from the DPRK. Russia dismissed the accusations as baseless. Ben Thomas, Washington. Authorities in Nigeria say 18 people have been killed and 30 wounded in coordinated attacks by suspected female suicide bombers in the city of Gwaza. The attacks raise security concerns in a region that has been at the center of an Islamist insurgency. News and analysis at townhall.com.