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East Sudan, a first step for Eritrea’s Europe-bound migrants | FEATURE | 03/11/2010 | SHEGERAB — Fleeing a military regime, thousands of young Eritreans stream into neighboring east Sudan, the first stage of their long migration to Europe, Israel — or even Khar... (photo: AP / Arturo Rodriguez) The Daily Tribune Eritrea Europe Military Photos Sudan |
Was Egypt's Sheikh Tantawi a liberal or a stooge? | By Roger Hardy | BBC Middle East analyst | For some, Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Sunni Islam's most prestigious seat of learning, was a bravely outspoken liberal; for others, a mouthp... (photo: AP / AP) BBC News Egypt Islam Liberal Photos Sunni |
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Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town | JOS, Nigeria -- Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ago left ... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell) The State Killing Nigeria Photos Victims Violence |
Nigeria Urged to Investigate Religious Violence By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Writer | JOS, Nigeria March 9, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press | A woman cries during a funeral for victims in the Dogo Nahawa village, ab... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell) ABC News Nigeria Photos Religious Violence Woman |
Nigerians bury massacre victims | Nigerians are burying victims of a massacre of predominantly Christian villagers near the central city of Jos, blamed on a Muslim group. | The burials in mass grav... (photo: AP / APTN) Al Jazeera Dealth Muslims Nigeria Photos Violence |
Hillary Clinton seeks Nigeria trial for Jos massacres | Mark Lipdo of the Stefanos Foundation said he witnessed the massacre | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Nigeria to arrest and try those responsible for k... (photo: Creative Commons / U.S. Department of State) BBC News Africa Nigeria Photos President US |
UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for calm as 500 Christians slaughtered in Nigeria | UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Washington led calls for restraint today after the slaughter of more than 500 Christians in Nigeria, as survivors told how the killers chopped ... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) The Daily Telegraph Australia Christians Nigeria Photos Politics UN |
Nigeria cracks down after attacks | Nigerian authorities have arrested nearly a hundred people in connection with attacks near the central city of Jos that killed more than 500 people. | Police and soldie... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell) Al Jazeera Crime Human Rights Nigeria Photos Violence |
Cellphones Africaˇ¦s latest tool against HIV-AIDS infections | Cellphones may be a key weapon in the war against HIV and AIDS in Africa, the head of the UNAIDS agency said. | The relatively new technology has a role to play in a co... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Taipei Times Aids Cellphones Nigeria Photos Technology |
Clinton calls for restraint in Nigeria | WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday urged all the parties in Nigeria to show restraint in response to the killings of some 500 people in... (photo: Creative Commons / US Mission Canada) China Daily Nigeria People Photos Politics US |
Ethnic Violence in Nigeria Kills 500, Officials Say | DAKAR, Senegal — Officials and human rights groups in Nigeria said Monday that about 500 people had died in weekend ethnic violence near the central city of Jos, ... (photo: AP / NTA TV) The New York Times Nigeria Photos Police Religion Violence |
Ban calls for restraint in Nigeria's ethnic conflict | New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Nigerian factions to exercise 'maximum restraint' as fighting between Muslims and Christians over the we... (photo: UN) m&c Conflict Nigeria Photos Politics UN |