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Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie
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Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
Abuja: Hundreds of Nigerians gathered in the capital Abuja on Wednesday for a march to the Presidency to demand the appearance of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua, two weeks after he returned from a Saudi... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
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Wild relatives of crops seen aiding climate fight
OSLO - Farm experts plan to track down wild relatives of crops such as rice or wheat with traits that make them able to resist global warming in a project costing perhaps $50 million, a leading expert... (photo: WN / Jelly Clam)
Residents walk past a burnt car in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010. More than 200 people, most of them Christians, were slaughtered on Sunday in central Nigeria, according to residents, aid groups and journalists. The local government gave a figure more than twice that amount, but offered no casualty list or other information to substantiate it.  ABC News 
Nigeria Urged to Investigate Religious Violence
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Writer | JOS, Nigeria March 9, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press | A woman cries during a funeral for victims in the Dogo Nahawa village, about 15 km (9 miles) to the... ... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton  BBC News 
Hillary Clinton seeks Nigeria trial for Jos massacres
| Mark Lipdo of the Stefanos Foundation said he witnessed the massacre | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Nigeria to arrest and try those responsible for killings hundreds of people nea... (photo: Creative Commons / U.S. Department of State)
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Unidentified women react to the sight of dead bodies in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010. Al Jazeera
Nigeria cracks down after attacks
| Nigerian authorities have arrested nearly a hundred people in connection with attacks near the central city of Jos that killed more than 500 people. | Police and soldie... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell)
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Togo riot police face off supporters of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre protested in Lome, Togo. Tuesday March 9, 2010. The New York Times
Togo Police Seal Off Opposition Headquarters
| LOMÉ, Togo (AP) — Anti-riot police officers on Monday sealed off the alleyways leading to the headquarters of Togo’s largest opposition party, strand... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton China Daily
Clinton calls for restraint in Nigeria
| WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday urged all the parties in Nigeria to show restraint in response to the killings of some 500 people in... (photo: Creative Commons / US Mission Canada)
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In this image taken from TV showing the bodies of victims of inter-faith violence as a crowd gathers around, in the town of Dogo Nahawa, Nigeria, about three miles (five kilometers) south of the city of Jos, Sunday March 7, 2010. The New York Times
Ethnic Violence in Nigeria Kills 500, Officials Say
| DAKAR, Senegal — Officials and human rights groups in Nigeria said Monday that about 500 people had died in weekend ethnic violence near the central city of Jos, ... (photo: AP / NTA TV)
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Everything you need to know about fast food
| The rise in the fast food industry has been linked to rising cases of obesity Dreamstime photo | March is National Nutrition Month and while the focus is Nutrition... (photo: WN / sweet)
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Main sea beach of New Digha. The Daily Beast
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| Has Women in the World inspired you to help empower women and girls throughout the world? To end child marriage, sex slavery, genital mutilation, and mass rape? Here&rs... (photo: GFDL / gangulybiswarup)
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Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie
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- Nigeria: Soldiers open fire on youths
- Nigeria: Soldiers open fire on youths
- Nigeria: Soldiers open fire on youths
- Nigeria: Soldiers open fire on youths
The remains of a burnt pharmacy smolder following days of clashes in Jos, Nigeria Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Troop reinforcements on foot and in armored personnel carriers appeared Sunday to have quelled two days of ethno-religious violence that left more than 300 people dead in Jos, apparently ending the worst violence in the West African nation since 200
Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence
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Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie
Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
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Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie
Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (podium) opens the UN's World Summit on Food Security in Rome, Italy. Mr. Ban discussed various measures to combat the hunger which afflicts one billion people worldwide, from providing food aid to investing in agricultural development.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for calm as 500 Christians slaughtered in Nigeria
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