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Death Toll Rises To 48 In Boko Haram Troop Attack, Say Military Sources
The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on a Nigerian army post on the border with Niger has risen to 48, military sources said on Monday.
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Boko Haram Burns Kids Alive In Nigeria, 86 Dead: Officials
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremists.
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Boko Haram Burns Kids Alive In Northeast Nigeria: Report
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children among people burned to death in the latest attack by Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremists.
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The Mysterious Case Of The Dead North Korean Doctors And Their Wives
Even by the standards of news about North Korea, this story is bizarre: Two North Korean doctors working in Cambodia died over the weekend, apparently after they got so drunk that their wives, also doctors, injected them with some mystery liquid to counteract the alcohol. Both men then had heart attacks, according to a report in the Phnom Penh Post...
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'Unprecedented' Rise in Deaths From Terrorism: Study
The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped 80 percent last year to the highest level ever recorded, the Institute for Economics and Peace said today.
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Hike in Global Islamic State Attacks in Past 3 Months: Analysts
A major increase in violence by the Islamic State group saw over 1,000 attacks and nearly 3,000 deaths worldwide in the past three months, analysis firm IHS Jane's said today.
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Toll From Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria Village Rises to 118: Lawmaker
The death toll from a Boko Haram attack in the northeastern Nigerian village of Kukawa - one of many staged by the Islamist group in the past week - has risen to 118, a lawmaker said Sunday.
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Boko Haram Attacks Northeast Nigeria, Military Jets Pound Rebel Positions
Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in remote northeast Nigeria, a local government official said on Monday, as the military claimed to have thwarted a fresh attack.
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Death Toll Rises to 13 in Northeast Nigeria Attack Says Police
Thirteen people have now died as a result of a female suicide bomb attack at a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu, police said today.
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North East Nigeria Hit by Wave of Suicide Bombings As Violence Spikes
Four people were killed in suicide attacks by two female bombers on Sunday in the latest deadly violence in northeast Nigeria after the military appealed for support to help fight Boko Haram.
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At Least 15 Killed in 'Boko Haram' Attack on Cameroon Bus: Sources
At least 15 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on a bus in northern Cameroon, a senior local security official and a businessman said on Saturday.
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At Least 45 Dead in Suspected Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria
At least 45 people were killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria, officials and witnesses said on Thursday, in the latest violence to hit the restive region.
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Deaths in Terror Attacks Up by 61 Per Cent: Study
The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped by 61 per cent in 2013, reflecting the rise of Boko Haram and Islamic State jihadists, the Institute for Economics and Peace said on Tuesday.
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At least 98 people killed in sectarian clashes in Nigeria
A curfew in a religious flashpoint state in Nigeria's north has failed to stop days of ongoing violence and almost 100 deaths, an official said on Wednesday, as residents of another besieged city said a curfew imposed there has left them trapped at home. A rescue services official said more than 98 people have died since Sunday after a trio of chur...
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Death Toll Rises To 48 In Boko Haram Troop Attack, Say Military Sources
The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on a Nigerian army post on the border with Niger has risen to 48, military sources said on Monday.
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Boko Haram Burns Kids Alive In Nigeria, 86 Dead: Officials
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremists.
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Boko Haram Burns Kids Alive In Northeast Nigeria: Report
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children among people burned to death in the latest attack by Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremists.
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The Mysterious Case Of The Dead North Korean Doctors And Their Wives
Even by the standards of news about North Korea, this story is bizarre: Two North Korean doctors working in Cambodia died over the weekend, apparently after they got so drunk that their wives, also doctors, injected them with some mystery liquid to counteract the alcohol. Both men then had heart attacks, according to a report in the Phnom Penh Post...
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'Unprecedented' Rise in Deaths From Terrorism: Study
The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped 80 percent last year to the highest level ever recorded, the Institute for Economics and Peace said today.
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Hike in Global Islamic State Attacks in Past 3 Months: Analysts
A major increase in violence by the Islamic State group saw over 1,000 attacks and nearly 3,000 deaths worldwide in the past three months, analysis firm IHS Jane's said today.
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Toll From Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria Village Rises to 118: Lawmaker
The death toll from a Boko Haram attack in the northeastern Nigerian village of Kukawa - one of many staged by the Islamist group in the past week - has risen to 118, a lawmaker said Sunday.
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Boko Haram Attacks Northeast Nigeria, Military Jets Pound Rebel Positions
Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in remote northeast Nigeria, a local government official said on Monday, as the military claimed to have thwarted a fresh attack.
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Death Toll Rises to 13 in Northeast Nigeria Attack Says Police
Thirteen people have now died as a result of a female suicide bomb attack at a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu, police said today.
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North East Nigeria Hit by Wave of Suicide Bombings As Violence Spikes
Four people were killed in suicide attacks by two female bombers on Sunday in the latest deadly violence in northeast Nigeria after the military appealed for support to help fight Boko Haram.
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At Least 15 Killed in 'Boko Haram' Attack on Cameroon Bus: Sources
At least 15 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on a bus in northern Cameroon, a senior local security official and a businessman said on Saturday.
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At Least 45 Dead in Suspected Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria
At least 45 people were killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria, officials and witnesses said on Thursday, in the latest violence to hit the restive region.
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Deaths in Terror Attacks Up by 61 Per Cent: Study
The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped by 61 per cent in 2013, reflecting the rise of Boko Haram and Islamic State jihadists, the Institute for Economics and Peace said on Tuesday.
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At least 98 people killed in sectarian clashes in Nigeria
A curfew in a religious flashpoint state in Nigeria's north has failed to stop days of ongoing violence and almost 100 deaths, an official said on Wednesday, as residents of another besieged city said a curfew imposed there has left them trapped at home. A rescue services official said more than 98 people have died since Sunday after a trio of chur...
