• U.S. military sends plane to scan for abducted girls in Nigeria

    U.S. military sends plane to scan for abducted girls in Nigeria

    May 14, 2014 12:05 AM EDT

    ... yesterday, and some parents confirmed today they had spotted their daughters in it. In that same video, the leader of Boko Haram proposed a swap. ABUBAKAR SHEKAU, Leader, Boko Haram (through interpreter): By Allah, these girls will not leave our hands until you release our brothers in your prison. GWEN ...

  • Boko Haram releases video of missing girls, seeking trade for prisoners

    Boko Haram releases video of missing girls, seeking trade for prisoners

    May 13, 2014 12:21 AM EDT

    ... far as one can tell, they are unharmed and well. But there is no mistaking the tense and frightening atmosphere. The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, says he prepared to return them in exchange for captured militant fighters. He's clearly been following the international concerns surrounding his hostages ...

  • Video reportedly shows girls abducted by Boko Haram

    Video reportedly shows girls abducted by Boko Haram

    May 12, 2014 02:36 PM EDT

    The AFP obtained a video on Monday reportedly showing the Nigerian girls being held by Boko Haram. In the video, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram demands the release of imprisoned Islamic militants in exchange for the release of the girls. In the video a large group of girls ...

  • Michelle Obama speaks out on kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls

    Michelle Obama speaks out on kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls

    May 10, 2014 08:22 PM EDT

    ... the U.S. will do everything it can to help Nigerian authorities find them. Boko Haram means "Western education is sinful." The group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, has claimed responsibility for the mass abduction and has threatened to sell the girls. Authorities have said more than 300 girls were kidnapped ...

  • News Wrap: More girls abducted in Nigeria after militants went door-to-door, reports say

    News Wrap: More girls abducted in Nigeria after militants went door-to-door, reports say

    May 06, 2014 11:44 PM EDT

    ... of Boko Haram, the al-Qaida linked militants who claim they're the ones who kidnapped the girls in a midnight raid on their school. ABUBAKAR SHEKAU, Leader, Boko Haram (through translator): Allah should separate us from the unbelievers of the world. Leave Western education, ladies. Go and get married ...

  • Nigerians show outrage over militant’s threat to sell abducted schoolgirls with little government opposition

    Nigerians show outrage over militant’s threat to sell abducted schoolgirls with little government opposition

    May 05, 2014 11:51 PM EDT

    ... Boko Haram formally claimed responsibility today, but he dismissed the international outcry over the mass kidnapping. And he declared the girls are now -- quote -- "slaves." ABUBAKAR SHEKAU, Leader, Boko Haram (through interpreter): Just because I took some little girls from their Western education, everybody is making noise. I say, stop ...

  • Boko Haram threatens to ‘sell’ abducted Nigerian schoolgirls

    Boko Haram threatens to ‘sell’ abducted Nigerian schoolgirls

    May 05, 2014 03:02 PM EDT

    Boko Haram claimed responsibility Monday for the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from a boarding school in northeast Nigeria on April 15. A new video, obtained by Agence France-Presse, showed Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau standing alongside masked individuals in front of armored vehicles, threatening to sell the ...

  • Why can’t the Nigerian government crack down on Boko Haram?

    Why can’t the Nigerian government crack down on Boko Haram?

    Apr 23, 2014 12:16 AM EDT

    ... WOODRUFF: Why -- has Boko Haram said they have done this and have they said why they have taken the schoolgirls? HEATHER MURDOCK: No. Last week, Abubakar Shekau, the guy who says he's the leader of Boko Haram, put out a video taking credit for the bombing in Abuja on ...

  • Background Briefing: What Is Boko Haram?

    Background Briefing: What Is Boko Haram?

    Feb 25, 2014 04:44 PM EDT

    ... t have complete control of the group, and after his execution, his followers splintered into at least five factions. Boko Haram's putative leader today, Abubakar Shekau, appears to be focused on fighting the Nigerian government in Borno, Campbell says, while other units expanded their attacks in Nigeria and have ...

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    Obama apologizes for health care troubles, pledges to work out 'kinks'

    Nov 08, 2013 02:20 PM EDT

    ... a memoir. The Supreme Court Historical Society revisited the landmark 1969 free speech decision that protected John and Mary Beth Tinker's right to wear armbands in protest of the Vietnam War to school. The Tinkers spoke, along with Justice Samuel Alito, at the courthouse Thursday. Standout reporter Robert Costa ...