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    Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Cabbie dies after armed robbery: 'He was very effervescent'

    Cab driver Edwin Obazuaye was in good spirits after he was shot twice by robbers while driving the South Side for fares last week.
    Tribune reporters
    Cab driver Edwin Obazuaye was in good spirits after he was shot twice by robbers while driving the South Side for fares last week. He had survived a health scare last year and he was now expecting to make a full recovery from a gunshot wound to the...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Attack, Theft, Immigration

    2. Mar 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Western governments say Nigerian extremists executed 7 hostages

    NAIROBI, Kenya -- Western governments Sunday reported that a violent Islamist militia in northern Nigeria had likely executed seven foreign hostages, deaths that the governments called barbaric and cold-blooded.
    NAIROBI, Kenya -- Western governments Sunday reported that a violent Islamist militia in northern Nigeria had likely executed seven foreign hostages, deaths that the governments called barbaric and cold-blooded. The group, Ansaru, announced Saturday...

    Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, United Kingdom, William Hague, Kenya, Al-Qaeda

    3. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. French troops go on the attack in Mali

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – French ground forces engaged in combat with Al Qaeda-linked rebels in central Mali on Wednesday, according to French news reports, as the newly deployed troops launched their first ground operation in a battle to oust the militants.
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    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – French ground forces engaged in combat with Al Qaeda-linked rebels in central Mali on Wednesday, according to French news reports, as the newly deployed troops launched their first ground operation in a battle to oust...

    Tags: Western Africa, Mali, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rebellions, Africa

    4. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Gunmen kidnap seven more French nationals in Africa

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Gunmen on motorcycles kidnapped seven French tourists, including four children, who had been staying at a nature reserve in Cameroon near its border with Nigerian border, French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Gunmen on motorcycles kidnapped seven French tourists, including four children, who had been staying at a nature reserve in Cameroon near its border with Nigerian border, French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday....

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Travel, Cameroon, Italy, Armed Forces

    5. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Nigeria extremists claim responsibility for kidnapping 7 foreigners

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- An extremist splinter group Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend kidnapping of seven foreigners in northern Nigeria.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- An extremist splinter group Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend kidnapping of seven foreigners in northern Nigeria. The group, Ansaru, broke away from the Islamist insurgent organization Boko Haram, which has been...

    Tags: Mali, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Goodluck Jonathan, United Nations, Islam

    6. Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Foreign government offices

    For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their websites. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at...

    Tags: Zambia, United Nations, Malaysia, Pakistan, Culture

    7. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Radio journalists in Nigeria accused of spurring slayings

    Two radio journalists have reportedly been charged in northern Nigeria on suspicion of airing a broadcast that incited the slayings of women vaccinating people against polio. The case centers on a program aired days before the shootings last week.
    Two radio journalists have reportedly been charged in northern Nigeria on suspicion of airing a broadcast that incited the slayings of women vaccinating people against polio. The case centers on a program aired days before the shootings last week....

    Tags: Radio, Immunization, United Nations, Journalism, Diseases and Illnesses

    8. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Gunmen kill polio immunization workers in northern Nigeria

    Nine women working to immunize children against polio were killed Friday when gunmen opened fire on them in northern Nigeria, Kano state police said.
    Nine women working to immunize children against polio were killed Friday when gunmen opened fire on them in northern Nigeria, Kano state police said. Women involved in the vaccination drive were targeted in two areas of the northern city of Kano, news...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Pakistan, Islam, Disease Prevention

    9. Feb 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. 3 brothers accused of sexually attacking girl

    Three South Side brothers accused of abducting a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint and sexually assaulting her in December appeared in bond court Sunday.
    Tribune reporter
    Three South Side brothers accused of abducting a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint and sexually assaulting her in December appeared in bond court Sunday. Prosecutors say Aziz Animashaun, 22, jumped out of a black SUV at 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 21 and told the...

    Tags: Chatham, Trials, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice

    10. Dec 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Beyond 7 billion: Bending the population curve

    Hunger. Environmental degradation. Political instability. These were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything, people and governments can do to address the issue. In the brief essays that follow, Malcolm Potts from UC Berkeley sets up the situation we are facing, and population experts from around the globe explain some of the approaches they've seen work &mdash; and the reasons others have not. The series, by Times staff writer Kenneth R. Weiss and staff photographer Rick Loomis, can be found at <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/population/%20">latimes.com/populationrising</a>.
    Hunger. Environmental degradation. Political instability. These were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything,...

    Tags: Radio, Health Treatments, Ryerson Incorporated, Environmental Issues, Pneumonia

    11. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Two officers killed as gunmen attack Nigeria police station

    Dozens of prisoners broke out of their cells and tried to escape early Monday morning as Nigerian authorities battled with gunmen at a police station on the edge of Abuja. Two officers were killed during the gunfight, police spokesman Frank Mba said...

    Tags: International Law, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, International Court or Tribunal, International Criminal Court

    12. Oct 2, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Assailants kill at least 25 students in northeastern Nigeria

    World Now
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Unknown assailants killed at least 25 polytechnic students in northeastern Nigeria, invading the campus dormitory and shooting or stabbing their victims, authorities said Tuesday....
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