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PM backs search for Nigerian schoolgirls
David Cameron joins other western leaders in calling for the return of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, but experts warn it will not be easy to track them down.
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Michelle Obama calls for return of Nigerian schoolgirls
Michelle Obama uses presidential radio address to express outrage at the abduction of at least 200 girls by militant Islamists Boko Haram in Nigeria last month.
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Mass burials in Nigeria after Boko Haram attack
A local trader who survived an attack this week by Boko Haram insurgents on a remote town in Nigeria, in which more than 300 may have died, tells Channel 4 News it was followed by mass burials.
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Abu Hamza: ‘I was working for British intelligence’
Abu Hamza, the extremist cleric, has claimed in court that he was working with British intelligence “to keep the streets of London safe” while preaching hatred in the UK.
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Nigeria president: ‘beginning of the end of terrorism’
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says a group of kidnapped schoolgirls will be found, and their rescue will be a turning point in his country’s battle against the terrorist group Boko Haram.
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Boko Haram’s four-year reign of terror – infographic
The kidnapping of 270 schoolgirls shines a global spotlight on Boko Haram’s brutal campaign in Nigeria a four-year rampage of murder, kidnap and attacks on schools.
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#BringBackOurGirls goes red – and reaches a million tweets
The #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign has reached more than a million tweets – as people across the world wear red to show solidarity with more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls.
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Nigeria: at least 300 killed in latest Boko Haram attack
A 12-hour long attack on a town in the north east of Nigeria leaves at least 300 dead after gunmen suspected of being Boko Haram terrorists opened fire in a market before attacking local homes.
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The world’s worst countries for conflict and violence
Syria, Central African Republic and Iraq top a new index of conflict and political violence which gives 16 countries an “extreme risk” rating and sees Ukraine jumping to 35th most at-risk country.
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Boko Haram: ‘I abducted your girls’
The Nigerian Islamist terror group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls, vowing to sell the girls into slavery.
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Nigeria car bomb: explosion kills dozens in Abuja
A suspected car bomb explodes in Nigeria, killing at least 15 people. The explosion hit the Abuja suburb of Nyanya, close to the site of last month’s deadly bomb attack.
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Nigerian schoolgirls: jihadis ‘willing to consider’ release
The jihadis who kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls two weeks ago say they are “willing to consider” the release of those who have not already been trafficked abroad and sold into marriage.
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Why did US death penalty drug cocktail fail in Oklahoma?
A new death penalty cocktail is being blamed for botching the execution of a US inmate in Oklahoma – but why is the US executing their criminals with new chemicals?
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Exclusive: Nigerian girls ‘alive’ and deal is ‘within reach’
A hostage negotiator in direct contact with the kidnappers of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria tells Channel 4 News their safe release is “within reach”, but that their fate rests on a knife-edge.
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Lavrov calls for release of pro-Russian ‘protest leaders’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov tells John Kerry that Ukraine must stop its military operation in southeastern regions of the country as part of efforts to defuse the crisis.