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After Boko Haram, returnees face hunger in towns

[2015-05-12 07:43]

Since Nigeria's army began clearing large areas of the country's northeast from Boko Haram, some of the 1.5 million internally displaced people have started returning home. But thousands could now face severe food shortages as reconstruction lags behind.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-05-12 07:43]

Two people - a 70-year-old man and his 45-year-old son - were killed in a powerful typhoon that grazed the Philippines' northeastern tip.

Muslim radio gains 'super expert' status

[2015-05-11 07:44]

It's called Beur FM radio - after a French slang term for Arab people - and has become the voice of France's Islamic community in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

Court looks at 'biased' housing policy

[2015-05-11 07:44]

It was a large house with three floors and freshly painted pale blue shutters that had just been built for a family of 17.

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Houthis accept Saudi cease-fire offer

[2015-05-11 07:44]

Iranian-allied Houthi fighters in Yemen accepted on Sunday a five-day humanitarian cease-fire proposed by their adversary Saudi Arabia but said they would respond to any violations.

Mubarak and sons given new prison terms at retrial

[2015-05-11 07:44]

A Cairo court sentenced Egypt's deposed president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in prison on corruption charges on Saturday.

Helicopter downing claimed by Taliban

[2015-05-11 07:44]

A video taken by militants purports to show Taliban fighters with a surface-to-air missile, claiming they used a similar one to shoot down a Pakistani helicopter carrying diplomats.

Building on a long friendship

[2015-05-11 07:44]

The relationship between Denmark and China is flourishing in business, science, culture, and many other areas. But this is no huge surprise, it's a relationship that goes back hundreds of years, says Friis Arne Petersen, ambassador of Denmark in China.

Cameron's surprise win marks a new era

[2015-05-11 07:44]

Britain was adjusting to a new political landscape over the weekend after a shock election victory for Prime Minister David Cameron that decimated the opposition and bolstered secessionists in Scotland.

Cuban leader meets with pope at Vatican

[2015-05-11 07:44]

Pope Francis, who helped broker a historic thaw between the US and Cuba, spoke with Cuban President Raul Castro on Sunday as plans are laid for a trip to both countries in September.

8 police officers die in gunbattle

[2015-05-11 07:44]

Eight police officers died and dozens were wounded in a gunbattle in an ethnic-Albanian suburb of northern Macedonia that began on Saturday.

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