New York, Rajab 23, 1435, May 22, 2014, SPA -- The UN Security Council has approved a request by Nigeria to place Boko Haram on its al-Qaeda sanctions list putting an assets freeze, travel ban and an arms embargo in effect against the Islamist group. The British mission to the UN said on Twitter, according to dpa. -- SPA 00:13 LOCAL TIME 21:13 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w