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A Muslim man walks past a church gate decorated with paintings of Jesus Christ in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday April 10, 2005. Winding its way across Africa is an invisible faultline between a mainly Muslim north and a majority Christian south. Across this fro
Christians   Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Persecution of Christians   World		  The Daily Telegraph 
Christians persecuted throughout the world
The latest bombing in Nigeria shows how Christians are increasingly suffering for their faith – and how their plight is being ignored Only two days ago, a suicide bomber crashed a jeep laden... (photo: AP Photo )
In this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 photo, a police officer armed with an AK-47 rifle walks past pedestrians as he patrols a major road in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The radical sect Boko Haram, which in August 2011 bombed the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria, is the gravest security threat to Africa's most populous nation.
Attack   Catholic   Church   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Nigerian Sharia conflict		  Irish Times 
At least seven die in attack on Nigerian Catholic church
A suicide bomber rammed an SUV loaded with explosives into a Catholic church holding Mass in northern Nigeria. At least seven people were killed and more than 100 others wounded in yesterday���s... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Soldiers stand guards outside St. Rita's Catholic church following a suicide bombing in Kaduna, Nigeria, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012.  The New York Times 
Attack on Nigerian Church Kills 8 and Wounds Dozens
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) — A suicide bomber drove a vehicle full of explosives into a Roman Catholic church during morning Mass in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least eight people,... (photo: AP)
Boko Haram   Christian   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: December 2011 Nigeria bombings
In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. At least 56 people have been killed and 1,900 homes destroyed in renewed ethnic violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in western Myanmar as the government warned perpetrators and the international community appealed for calm.  France24 
Thousands displaced by ethnic violence in Burma
Renewed ethnic violence between Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya in Burma’s western Rakhine state has left thousands displaced, driving them into already overcrowded camps near the state capital, the UN... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Burma   Myanmar   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: 2012 Rakhine State riots
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An Indian man with his big bamboo in Mumbai, India 27 October 2008 The Times of India
Delhi and Mumbai in world’s top four urban sprawls
NEW DELHI: Delhi, which was not even among the world's top ten urban sprawls by population in 1990, is already the second largest behind Tokyo and will continue to retain... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Delhi   Mumbai   Photos   U.N.   Wikipedia: Urban area
Britain's business secretary, Vince Cable, right, and Nigerian billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, left, attend a global business environment meeting in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Business Insider
Nigeria Has Lost An Absolutely Staggering Amount Of Oil Money To Corruption
Wall Street edges up on China, Boeing after Tuesday drop New home sales jump to near 2-1/2 year high in September Ford to scrap Belgian plant to stem Europe losses... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Corruption   Nigeria   Oil   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Corruption in Nigeria
Celtic's players react at the end of the match during a Champions League soccer match group G against FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Goal
Player Ratings: Barcelona 2-1 Celtic
Heartbreak for the Hoops as Fraser Forster's goalkeeping master class is undone as Jordi Alba scores in injury time to claim a Champions league victory for Barcelona... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez)
Barcelona   Glasgow   Photos   Soccer   UEFA   Wikipedia: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage
fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard in Timbuktu, Mali, as they prepare to publicly lash a member of the Islamic Police found guilty of adultery. The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to Mali — if investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group responsible for the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Wall Street Journal
Plan to Combat Mali's Militants Finds Few Takers
By DREW HINSHAW BAMAKO, Mali—A prospective military campaign against al Qaeda and its allies in the vast desert of this West African country has hit an obstacle:... (photo: AP)
Africa   Military   Photos   Security   Wikipedia: Mali
Newcastle´s Shola Ameobi, left, celebrates with Tresor Lualua after scoring during the second phase champions league match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Newcastle United at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen, Germany, Tuesday Feb.18, 2003-ayt1 BBC News
Nigeria want Shola Ameobi to join Nations Cup squad
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi says he will give striker Shola Ameobi a chance to represent his country of birth at the 2013 African Cup of Nations. The Newcastle striker... (photo: AP/Frank Augstein)
Football   Newcastle   Photos   Sportstar   Wikipedia: Shola Ameobi
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Poverty
Africa's mineral wealth hardly denting poverty levels, says World Bank Africa's mineral wealth hardly denting poverty levels, says World Bank The Guardian
A Ritual of Hope A Ritual of Hope Huffington Post
German army soldiers serving in the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo guard a bridge near the town of Zvecan, Kosovo, Friday, June 1, 2012. Northern Kosovo tense after clashes Al Jazeera
Terrorism
Headed to Uganda With the UN Foundation Headed to Uganda With the UN Foundation Huffington Post
File - Fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard as they prepare to hand over a Swiss female hostage for transport by helicopter to neighboring Burkina Faso, at a designated rendezvous point in the desert outside Timbuktu, Mali Tuesday, April 24, 2012 The Whiff of Conflict Grows in Mali The New York Times
France to send drones to Mali region France to send drones to Mali region CBC
Oil
Locals collect oil from an oil polluted stream in Oshie near Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Tuesday, Oct. 31 2006. Nigerian farmers sue Shell in Dutch case with global reach France24
An oil installation belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company in Odidi, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported a 4 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profit and a 2 percent decline in sales Thursday, as lower production and the impact from hurricanes Katrina and Rita outweighed the high price of oil. Fuel shortages in Nigeria as union attacks subsidy halt Sun Sentinel
A police officer walks past an engine block of last Friday suicide bomber's vehicle by the wall of the state police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram were responsible for the attack. Clinton aide: Nigeria military alone can't beat Islamists Reuters
Democracy
Valuable lessons for Africa in EU’s integration Valuable lessons for Africa in EU’s integration Business Day
Syria strife tests Turkish Alawite allegiance Syria strife tests Turkish Alawite allegiance Al Jazeera
A Syrian gunman shoots in the air during the funeral of 29 year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, Husain Al-Ali, who was killed during clashes in Aleppo, in the town of Marea on the outskirts of Aleppo city, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. UN envoy warns spillover of Syrian crisis Al Jazeera
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