"The Obama administration on Tuesday underscored its opposition to any offer of ransom or other concessions to retrieve more than 250 schoolgirls abducted by the terrorist group Boko Haram, even as …
Marines aid anti-poaching elephant teams in Chad
"A small contingent of Marines have deployed to Chad, where they are teaching local park rangers how to combat poachers who have decimated elephant populations over the past decade or so." Source: …
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New Boko Haram video claims to show missing Nigerian schoolgirls
"Boko Haram released a new video on Monday claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, alleging the teenagers had converted to Islam and would not be released until all militant prisoners were …
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Mexico turns anti-cartel vigilantes into police force
"Authorities have begun handing blue police uniforms and assault rifles to vigilantes in western Mexico, legalising a movement that formed last year to combat a vicious drug cartel. Scores of farmers …
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Kidnappers in Nigeria’s Delta release three Dutch nationals
"Kidnappers in Nigeria's Niger Delta region released three Dutch nationals held since May 4, Anka Mustapha, a spokesman for Bayelsa state's Joint Task Force, which includes the military and police, …
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Dubai charges six Iranians with businessman’s kidnap
"Dubai prosecutors have charged six Iranians with kidnapping a British-Iranian businessman who went missing in the emirate last year, the government said on Thursday." Source: Dubai charges six …
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Leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram says abducted schoolgirls will be sold
"Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Nigeria's Islamist Boko Haram militants, said on Monday he would 'sell on the market' more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by his fighters last month, according to a …
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Nigeria’s Boko Haram claims abduction of over 200 schoolgirls
"The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility on Monday for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls during a raid in the village of Chibok in northeast Nigeria last month, the …
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Libyan commander survives assassination attempt in Benghazi
"A Libyan security official on Saturday survived an assassination attempt by members of an Islamist militia in the volatile eastern city of Benghazi, a security spokesman said. Gunmen opened fire on …
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Philippines dismantles ‘sextortion’ groups, arrests 58 people
"The Philippine National Police and International Police had dismantled international 'sextortion' operations during simultaneous raids in seven areas, arresting 58 people and seizing 250 laptops and …
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