300 Schoolgirls Kidnapped

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  Nigeria Gunmen Kidnap More Than 300 Schoolgirls: Police

  More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria on Friday in the country's latest mass kidnapping, and a rescue bid was under way, regional police said.

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  Malala Yousafzai Calls for 'Urgent Action' to Free Nigerian Schoolgirl Hostages

  Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday called for global support to help release more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram, as they marked 300 days as hostages.

• Boko Haram Suspected to Have Kidnapped 20 More Women in Northeast Nigeria

  Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have reportedly kidnapped 20 women from a nomadic settlement in northeast Nigeria near the town of Chibok, where the Islamic militants abducted more than 300 schoolgirls and young women on April 15.

• Impasse in Rescue of Kidnapped Nigerian Girls

  Nigeria's military chiefs and the president are apparently split over how to free nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists, with the military saying use of force endangers the hostages and the president reportedly ruling out a prisoner-hostage swap.

• US Says United Nations Approves Sanctions on Boko Haram

  The U.N. Security Council has imposed sanctions against the al-Qaida-linked terrorist group Boko Haram, which has carried out a wave of deadly attacks and the recent abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria, the United States said Thursday.

• Nigerian Schools Close to Protest Kidnappings

  Scores of protesters chanting "Bring Back Our Girls" marched Thursday to Nigeria's presidential villa to demand more action to free nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic militants, but President Goodluck Jonathan did not meet with them, leaving a proxy to deliver a lecture that further angered the demonstrators.

• Traditional Nigerian Hunters Want to Find Kidnapped Girls

  Traditional hunters armed with homemade guns, poisoned spears and amulets have gathered in their hundreds, eager to use their skills and what they believe to be supernatural powers to help find nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists.

• Nigeria Leader Nixes Visit Where Girls Kidnapped

  Amid apparent security concerns, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan cancelled a trip on Friday to the traumatized town where Islamic extremists abducted more than 300 schoolgirls a month ago. Angry parents said he showed no respect for their emotions.

• Australia Plans to Ban Boko Haram as Terrorists

  Australia is taking steps to ban as a terrorist organisation Boko Haram, the militant group that kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria.

• Abducted Nigerian Girl Scared to go Back to School

  One of the teenagers who escaped from Islamic extremists who abducted more than 300 schoolgirls says the kidnapping was "too terrifying for words," and she's scared to go back to school.

• Nigeria: Insurgents Blow Up Second Bridge, Kidnap Wife, Two Kids

  Islamic extremists blew up a bridge, killed an unknown number of people and abducted the wife and two children of a retired police officer in northeast Nigeria, residents said Saturday amid mounting condemnation by Muslims of the Nigerian terrorist network that abducted more than 300 schoolgirls nearly a month ago.

• Nigeria Offers $300,000 Reward for Information on Missing Girls

  Nigerian police offered a 50 million naira ($300,000) reward on Wednesday to anyone who could give information leading to the rescue of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels.