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Nigerian military: 234 girls, women rescued from extremists

View image | gettyimages.com LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military rescued 234 more girls and women from a Boko Haram forest …

Researchers: IMF policies hindered Ebola response

YORK, England — Professors from three leading British universities say International Monetary Fund policies favoring international debt repayment over social …

Militants seize hometown of kidnapped schoolgirls

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Islamic extremists in Nigeria have seized Chibok, forcing thousands of people to flee the town where insurgents …

60 females, 31 boys abducted in Northeastern Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Extremists have abducted 60 more girls and women and 31 boys in weekend attacks on villages in …

AP Report: 10 Generals guilty of arming Boko Haram

KADUNA, Nigeria — Ten generals and five other senior military officers were found guilty in courts-martial of providing arms and …

Nigerian Defense Chief says abducted girls located

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military has located nearly 300 school girls abducted by Islamic extremists but fears using force to …

2 bomb blasts in Nigeria kill at least 118

2 bomb blasts in Nigeria kill at least 118 http://t.co/Ll9zbW413g pic.twitter.com/s6LjBbPCso — KOMO News (@komonews) May 20, 2014 OS, NIGERIA …

Nigeria leader nixes visit where girls kidnapped

MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA — Amid apparent security concerns, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan cancelled a trip Friday to the traumatized town where …

Islamic militants kill hundreds in northeast Nigeria attacks

Nigeria: Boko Haram threatens to sell kidnapped girls

#BringBackOurGirls – Boko Haram deserves the utmost condemnation, and the 234 mothers our daily prayers. pic.twitter.com/x0NTZ1G214 — Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) …