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Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam. (AP 2013 file photo)
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Boko Haram militants seen talking to dozens of girls the group said are school girls kidnapped in Chibok, Nigeria in 2014. (Reuters)
UNICEF: Boko Haram Increasingly Using Child Suicide Bombers
Abuja, London- An alarming number of children have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first months of 2017, UNICEF said Wednesday. Experts said the number of children used in suicide attacks by Boko Haram in public places across Nigeria, Chad, Niger and...Caption:
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) stands with former Iranian Vice President Hamid Baghaei (R) after registering at the Interior Ministry’s election headquarters as candidates begin to sign up for the upcoming presidential elections in Tehran on April 12, 2017. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Ahmadinejad Enters Presidential Race against Khamenei’s Wishes
London- Iran’s hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dropped a bombshell in Tehran on Wednesday as he defied Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s advice and signed up for the May presidential elections. Khamenei had previously recommended that Ahmadinejad stands out...Caption:
A Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-15 fighter scrambles at the Air Self Defense Force Naha base in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo. (Reuters)
Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets at Record Pace as China Tensions Simmer
The Japanese air force has sent fighter jets after foreign aircraft at a record pace in the past year to March 31 revealed government figures amid growing tensions with Beijing over disputed islands in the Easy China Sea and western Pacific. Japan worries that...Caption:
An injured demonstrator is helped by others during a rally against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas, Venezuela April 10, 2017. (Reuters)