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Unfair distribution of resources fueled abduction of girls in Nigeria

LOS ANGELES – Three months after 276 young girls were stolen from the “safety” of the private Chibok School in Northern Nigeria by armed...

Israel violence moves production of FX's 'Tyrant'

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Production of FX's series "Tyrant" recently relocated from Tel Aviv to Istanbul, showrunner Howard Gordon told a TV Critics'...

South Africa: film profiles last apartheid leader

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — He was South Africa's last White president, overshadowed by Nelson Mandela when they plotted the historic transition to a multi-racial democracy...

South Africans remember Mandela on his birthday

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans marked Nelson Mandela's birthday on Friday with charitable acts in honor of the former president, whose death in December...

Both sides in Ukraine deny shooting down plane

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country...

Pope seeks protection of young US-bound migrants

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Wednesday called for "urgent intervention" to protect minors traveling on their own in increasing numbers from Central...

Man claims kingdom so daughter can be princess

ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man says he has claimed a kingdom in Africa so his daughter can be a princess. Jeremiah Heaton told...

On trial for murder, Pistorius gets into nightclub argument

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius was in an altercation at an upmarket nightclub over the weekend, his family said Tuesday. Pistorius went with a cousin...

Activist Malala in Nigeria: 'Bring Back Our Girls'

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's president promised Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai that he would meet with the parents of some of the 219...

'Half of a Yellow Sun' to premiere in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian civil war movie "Half of a Yellow Sun" will finally premier in its home country in August, the...

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