In Boko Haram Offensive, Nigerian Forces on Familiar Ground
It has been less than 10 days since the Nigerian military began what it calls a “massive” offensive against Boko Haram, the extremist Islamist ...
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Amnesty Report Highlights Refugee Plight
The annual report by Amnesty International cites the increasing number of refugees around the world, and the lack of support for them, as the key ...
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Equatorial Guinea Arrests Opposition Leaders Over March
Equatorial Guinea arrested at least four members of the opposition for seeking to organize a protest ahead of a legislative election this month, ...
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Nigerian Military: More Than 200 Boko Haram Captured
Nearly a week after Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan announced the deployment of thousands of troops to the country’s war-torn north, officials ...
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Can Worker Safety Momentum in Bangladesh Last?
Human rights and labor advocates are welcoming a joint agreement by clothing retailers and brand name companies that calls for improving conditions ...
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Nigerian Troops Move North as Attacks Continue
As Nigerian armed forces move into three northern states that are under emergency rule, the army says Boko Haram militants have attacked a town ...
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Nigerians Welcome and Fear Emergency Rule in North
The day after Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan declared emergency rule in some of the country’s most volatile regions, some locals have high ...
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Syrian Opposition Condemns 'Large-Scale Massacre' by Government Forces
Syria's main opposition is accusing President Bashar al-Assad's government of committing a "large-scale massacre" in a northwest village, where ...
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Family: Ethiopian Winner of Press Freedom Prize Suffering in Prison
The family of Reeyot Alemu, this year’s winner of the World Press Freedom Prize, says her situation in an Ethiopian prison is worsening by the day.
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Putin: Order, Discipline Not a Sign of Stalinism
President Vladimir Putin rejected comparisons with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin on Thursday in his annual televised question-and-answer session with ...
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