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World Dec 09

WATCH: State Department announces new sanctions for human rights abuses

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a broad array of people and companies around the world for corruption and human rights abuses — from illegal fishing operations in Chinese waters to kickbacks in Guatemala.

Nation Dec 09

Brittney Griner arrives home in U.S. after months of Russian imprisonment

Griner's status as an openly gay Black woman, her prominence in women's basketball and her imprisonment in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community heightened concerns for her.

Arts Dec 02

Man arrested in fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff

Houston police said Friday that 33-year-old Patrick Xavier Clark was charged with murder and has been arrested in connection with the rapper's death.

World Mar 02

Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state's governor said Tuesday.

World Dec 18

Abducted Nigerian schoolboys freed after quick response

The relatively quick release of the more than 330 boys took place after a prompt response by the government, which appears to have learned from earlier mass school abductions, especially of the Chibok schoolgirls, that did not have such a…

Politics Oct 23

Nigerian president acknowledges ‘many lives’ lost but doesn’t mention shootings by soldiers

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned protesters against "undermining national security and law and order." This week's scenes have touched a chord with Black Lives Matter supporters in the United States.

World Oct 21

Nigerian forces killed 12 peaceful protesters, Amnesty says

Nigerian protesters demanding an end to police brutality are defying a curfew and gunfire rang out where they were setting up a blockade.

Arts Aug 24

Nigerian boy gains fame with dance video as stars pay homage

Anthony Mmesoma Madu’s practice dance session was so impressive that it earned him a ballet scholarship with the American Ballet Theater in the U.S.

World Mar 14

Nigeria stops search efforts after school building collapse

Officials said rescue workers had reached the foundation of the collapsed three-story building and did not expect to find more people.

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