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Boko Haram militants have seized a strategic island in Lake Chad from Niger’s army, killing “many” soldiers in the first attack in Niger for weeks, army sources said on Sunday. Hundreds of armed fighters from the Islamic militant group aboard motorized canoes attacked the island of Karamga at dawn on Saturday, army and government sources said. “There were many (Niger soldiers) dead on Saturday, considerably more than in the first
Two demonstrators were shot dead in clashes with police in Burundi’s capital on Sunday, witnesses said, as protests escalated over the president’s bid for a controversial third term. Clashes erupted in several parts of Bujumbura a day after the ruling CNDD-FDD party, which has been accused of intimidating opponents, designated President Pierre Nkurunziza as its candidate for the June 26 presidential election. Independent witnesses said one person was shot dead
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Mountaineers, guides and porters streamed from Mount Everest base camp on Sunday in the wake of a deadly earthquake-triggered avalanche that obliterated parts of the rocky village of nylon tents. Some warned that dozens of people may still be missing.
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Hundreds of people in Burundi protested in the capital Sunday after the country’s ruling party nominated President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third term.
ROME (AP) — Juventus was prevented from clinching a fourth consecutive Serie A title with a 2-1 loss at Torino on Sunday in a derby marred by fan violence.
An aftershock adds chaos to an already devastated region.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A presidential election just getting into gear provided President Barack Obama plenty of new material to work with on the night he describes as Washington celebrating itself.
BALTIMORE (AP) — A protest over the death of Freddie Gray, who was critically injured in police custody, started peacefully with thousands marching through downtown streets before the demonstration turned violent and volatile.
By Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s arguments on Tuesday over same-sex marriage will cap more than two decades of litigation and a transformation in public attitudes. Based on the court’s actions during the past two years, a sense of inevitability is in the air: That a majority is on the verge of declaring gay marriage legal nationwide. Justice Anthony Kennedy, the court’s pivotal member on gay
By Ross Adkin DHADING, Nepal (Reuters) – Barely any sign of an organized relief effort was visible outside Nepal’s capital on Sunday, as aid agencies struggled to fly and truck relief supplies to a country stricken by its worst earthquake in eight decades. In the lush Dhading farming district 80 km (50 miles) outside Kathmandu, people camped in the open, the hospital was overflowing, the power was off and shops
