In Nigeria’s north, a militia aims to mold schools through violence
(Jane Hahn / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Islamist fighters gun down teachers and students in broad daylight, and classrooms become ghost towns.
In Nigeria’s north, a militia aims to mold schools through violence
Islamist fighters gun down teachers and students in broad daylight, and classrooms become ghost towns.
NATO to consider Libya’s request for a military training mission
Deteriorating security in Libya has become a big concern for Washington.
After jihadists fled, Timbuktu’s slaves taste freedom
The rule of the jihadists shined a spotlight on Northern Mali’s modern-day slavery.
Nigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills
Boko Haram presses campaign to install ultraconservative brand of Islam as militancy spreads.
Kerry announces $4 billion economic proposal for West Bank
The U.S. secretary of state is hoping to use economic promise as a bridge to an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.
Boston Marathon winner to donate medal to honor bombing victims
With attack, “my joy turned to sorrow,” Lelisa Desisa tells U.S. secretary of state in Ethiopia.
Loyalty slips with the ANC
Black South Africans are slowly losing faith in the party that ended apartheid. It is accused of being wasteful, ineffective and out of touch.
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- Tunisia arrests Muslim cleric for sermon as state cracks down on religious hardliners
- Military bans Thurayas in northeast Nigerian state of Borno; says Islamic militants use them
- Spokeswoman: 2 South African deminers contracted to UN killed in Mogadishu attack
- Kenya’s Christians and Muslims unite to combat addiction
- Police: Armed robbers kill 48 in northwest Nigeria in revenge attack on villagers
- Militants bomb way into UN’s Mogadishu headquarters
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India’s blue helmets
After years of leading the peacekeeping mission in Congo, India is scaling back on its military commitments.
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Asia / Pacific
- China jails 11 for inciting extremism, related crimes in Muslim region before riot anniversary
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- Hoping to engage cynical public, China's Communists launch 'cleanup' campaign that echoes Mao
- Gaffes on social networks by top Japanese officials spark concern about lack of sensitivity
Africa
- Militants bomb way into UN’s Mogadishu headquarters
- Rights group calls on UN to exclude Chad from Mali peacekeeping force, cites child recruitment
- Zimbabwe's president goes back to court to delay July 31 polls for at least 2 weeks
- Tunisia arrests Muslim cleric for sermon as state cracks down on religious hardliners
Middle East
- Iraqis cast ballots in 2 Sunni-dominated provinces amid tight security measures
- Rabbi Moshe Greenberg, prominent Jewish educator who survived a Soviet Gulag, dies at 84
- Spreading shakedowns and distrust of authorities embolden al-Qaida in Iraq's restive Mosul
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Europe
- France threatens Google with privacy fines, says other European countries to follow
- Regulators order lenders to bolster their finances and prevent crisis repeat
- Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom 'in tears' after European firm deletes files from shuttered site
- Accounts and accountability: UK committee says bankers must take more responsibility
The Americas
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- Children taken from Canadian Mennonite community as abuse charges are laid
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National Security
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