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Breaking News Tue, 9 Mar 2010
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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.
Nigeria   Photos   Religious   Violence   Woman  
 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)
This is an image taken from TV showing a mass grave for victims in the town of Dogo Nahawa, Nigeria, about three miles (five kilometers) south of the city of Jos, Monday, March 8, 2010
Dealth   Muslims   Nigeria   Photos   Violence  
 Al Jazeera 
Nigerians bury massacre victims
| Nigerians are burying victims of a massacre of predominantly Christian villagers near the central city of Jos, blamed on a Muslim group. | The burials in mass graves using mechanical excav... (photo: AP / APTN)
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 soldiers surrounded the village of D... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell)
Crime   Human Rights   Nigeria   Photos   Violence  
Cellphones - Mobile Phones  Taipei Times 
Cellphones Africaˇ¦s latest tool against HIV-AIDS infections
| Cellphones may be a key weapon in the war against HIV and AIDS in Africa, the head of the UNAIDS agency said. | The relatively new technology has a role to play in a continent plagued by inadequate ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Aids   Cellphones   Nigeria   Photos   Technology  
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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)
Nigeria   People   Photos   Politics   US  
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)
Nigeria   Photos   Police   Religion   Violence  
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media after briefing the General Assembly with Special Envoy for Haiti, William Jefferson Clinton on the current situation in Haiti m&c
Ban calls for restraint in Nigeria's ethnic conflict
| New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Nigerian factions to exercise 'maximum restraint' as fighting between Muslims and Christians over the we... (photo: UN)
Conflict   Nigeria   Photos   Politics   UN  
Bayern Munich's coach Giovanni Trapattoni gestures , jsa1 Goal
Giovanni Trapattoni: Nigeria? I Prefer Ireland
The Ireland boss admits he would prefer to stay with Ireland... | By Salvatore Landolina | Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni has distanced himself from reports linking hi... (photo: AP / Winfried Rotherme)
Ireland   League   Nigeria   Photos   Soccer  
Togo security forces block off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters in Lome, Togo, Monday March 8, 2010. The Boston Globe
Togo security blocks opposition headquarters
| LOME, Togo-Security forces on Monday blocked off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters a day after the group had staged protests claiming presiden... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Elections   Photos   Protests   Security   Togo  
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 Houston Chronicle
Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence
| JOS, Nigeria - Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence ... (photo: AP)
Nigeria   Photos   Religion   Rioters   Violence  
Aid Economy
- Agency warns of Web scam targeting Madoff victims
-  'Bandits' attack truck in Mali
- Poverty Undermining Gardening at Ndungu Kebbeh
- HIV/Aids Counselling - GSM Hotline to the Rescue
Cellphones - Mobile Phones
Cellphones Africaˇ¦s latest tool against HIV-AIDS infections
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- Africa Needs to Rebuild Economic Defences - IMF
- Oil and Gasoline Prices Begin to Creep Up
- Regional economics in the South East
- IMF Boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Visit Africa
China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks to the media during a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, unseen, after their talks in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
China defends growing links with Africa
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Environment Travel
- Why FG Embarked On N19 Billion Shoreline Project
- Senate Sets Up Technical Committee on Environment
- Fashola Calls for Improved Sanitation
- The Impact of Bush Fire And Tree Felling
Vehicle - Taxi - Car - Tricycle - Air Pollution - Road
Renewed alert on health risks of air pollution
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- Hiking Deep Into Dogon Country in Mali
- Dubai property market: Riding on the crest of tourism and fa
- Liberia posts record operating loss for 2009
- A race against time (II)
Burj Dubai dawn
Dubai property market: Riding on the crest of tourism and favourable land laws
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Health Education
- A Reluctance to Ride the Market
- Martha Lane Fox : 'I used to think the internet was just
- Mark Steel: My advice to Obama - throw away the kid gloves
- PRE CAMPAIGN CLUTER OR SPIN CENTRAL?--> CBCP to Cabral: We&#
Obesity - Woman
Kicking the obesity epidemic
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- Tema School Children Celebrate 6th March
- Promoting Research in Education
- Free School Uniform Distribution Takes Off in Ashanti Region
- Educating Media Men On New Media
Queen Rania of Jordan speaks to reporters during a meeting of U.N. regional chiefs in Amman, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Queen Rania called for emergency financial aid to U.N. agencies assisting the 1.5 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza.
Women in the World Speakers
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