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File - In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo taken with a mobile phone, a police officer walks past a burnt out shopping mall in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Nigerian soldiers angry about the killing of an officer razed buildings and shot dead more than 30 civilians Monday in a northeastern city long under siege by a radical Islamist sect.
Africa   Nigeria   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Boko Haram		  Swissinfo 
Islamists kill 19 at checkpoint in northeast Nigeria
Reuters October 20, 2013 - 19:15 DAMATURU, Nigeria (Reuters) - Islamist Boko Haram militants disguised as soldiers killed 19 people at a checkpoint on Sunday, mostly by slitting their throats,... (photo: AP / Abdulkareem Haruna)
UN elects 5 new Security Council members
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UN elects 5 new Security Council members
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Saudi Arabia and Chad easily won coveted seats on the U.N. Security Council Thursday, despite criticism from human rights groups that their rights records are abysmal. Nigeria,... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Former President of the Republic of Maldives, Mr. Mohamed Nasheed.  Swissinfo 
New election in Maldives in doubt as challengers dither over list
Reuters October 18, 2013 - 09:18 By Dinuka Liyanawatte and J.J. Robinson MALE (Reuters) - Hopes that a presidential election in the Maldives would go ahead on the weekend faded on Friday with a... (photo: PIB of India)
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In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 file photo feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, center from left, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alekhina, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova sit in a glass cage at a court room in Moscow. Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday Nov. 2, 2012 that he detested the Pussy Riot act, but added the women have been in prison long enough and should be released.  Swissinfo 
Pussy Riot member withdraws release plea in solidarity with bandmate
Reuters October 18, 2013 - 08:34 NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) - Jailed Pussy Riot punk band member Maria Alyokhina withdrew her plea for an early release on Friday in a show of support for... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich goes into a booth at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Swissinfo
Ukraine leader says will sign law to release Tymoshenko
Reuters October 18, 2013 - 07:03 KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said he is ready to sign a law to allow jailed opponent Yulia Tymoshenko to... (photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov)
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Human Trafficking Modern Day Slavery The Verge
Breadth of modern slavery exposed by sobering new report
Nearly 30 million people across the world are currently living in slavery, according to a report published Thursday. The inaugural Global Slavery... (photo: WN / Bright Mills)
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Indian children, working at a roadside hotel, carry a table in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Voa News
Report: 30 Million People Enslaved Worldwide
Anita Powell JOHANNESBURG — The Australian-based Walk Free Foundation has released its first-ever Global Slavery Index - a ranking of 162 countries by their prevalence of... (photo: AP / Mahesh Kumar A.)
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Vatican official blamed for spate of scandals leaves office Swissinfo
Vatican official blamed for spate of scandals leaves office
Catholic Church Reuters October 15, 2013 - 16:46 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The cardinal widely blamed for failing to prevent a series of ethical and... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
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Italian village that opened doors to migrants in need Taipei Times
Italian village that opened doors to migrants in need
In an ancient palazzo in the toe of Italy, the mayor banged his fist on the table as he set about organizing a candlelit vigil for the hundreds of migrants who drowned... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
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Terrorism
President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. Obama says shutdown shows contrast of parties' visions Swissinfo
West African bloc approves single customs regime from 2015 West African bloc approves single customs regime from 2015 Swissinfo
Major anti-terrorist operation underway in northern Mali Major anti-terrorist operation underway in northern Mali Stars and Stripes
Oil
This Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 photo shows a Chevron sign in Miami. Panel Rules For Chevron In Ecuador Amazon Case Huffington Post
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues. Nigeria’s Politicians Profit From ‘Industrial Scale’ Oil Theft, Report Says The New York Times
Enrique Pena Nieto, candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and apparent winner of Mexico's presidential election, speaks during a news conference in Mexico City, Monday, July 2, 2012. MEXICO’S PRESIDENT BRINGS LIGHT TO LONG ECONOMIC TUNNEL U~T San Diego
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Lebanon to vaccinate children after suspected polio cases in Syria Lebanon to vaccinate children after suspected polio cases in Syria Swissinfo
Afghan special forces commander defects with guns to insurgents Afghan special forces commander defects with guns to insurgents Swissinfo
FILE- Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh addresses the media in this file photo dated Monday, July 29, 2013, in Tunis, Tunisia. It is announced Saturday Sept. 28, 2013, that Larayedh will step down in three weeks and negotiations will continue to find an interim replacement, after Tunisia's governing Islamist party agreed to resign in favor of a caretaker government to resolve the political crisis that has paralyzed the country. Tunisia sees Islamist militants exploiting Libya chaos Swissinfo
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