Kuriga kidnap: Nigerian pupils taken in mass abduction freed

Nigerian pupils taken by gunmen in a mass abduction in the north-western town of Kuriga earlier this month have been freed “unharmed”, officials say. Kaduna state governor Uba Sani said they had been rescued thanks to the courage of the security forces. The school authorities had said more than 280 children were taken, but the…

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2 suspects in Moscow concert hall terrorist attack appear in court

Two suspects in connection to the deadly Moscow concert hall terrorist attack appeared in the city’s district court Sunday night. The Associated Press (AP) reported that two of the suspects in the concert hall shooting that left more than 130 people dead on Friday appeared in the Basmanny District Court on Sunday night. The AP…

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Three Rio officials arrested in connection with Marielle Franco killing

For years, Brazil has asked the question, “Who ordered Marielle’s killing?” Ever since the 2018 killing of the leftist politician and human rights activist Marielle Franco, in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazilians have plastered that question on T-shirts, spray painted it on walls and posted it on social media. The name Marielle became a rallying…

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