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Nigeria kidnapped girls 'shown' in new Boko Haram video
BBC NEWS
A new video released by Islamist militants Boko Haram claims to show around 130 girls kidnapped from a school in Nigeria last month.
Ukraine rebels hold referendums in Donetsk and Luhansk
BBC
Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's two eastern regions are holding "self-rule" referendums - a move condemned by Ukraine's government and the West.
Nigeria kidnap: David Cameron joins
BBC
Prime Minister David Cameron has promised Britain "will do what we can" to help find more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls.
Militants 'kill 20 Iraqi soldiers' in attack near Mosul
BBC
Militants have killed 20 Iraqi soldiers in an attack on a base near the northern city of Mosul, officials say.
Ukraine crisis: France, Germany threaten Russia over poll
BBC NEWS
France and Germany have threatened Russia with further sanctions if Ukraine's presidential election on 25 May fails to go ahead.
Chris Brown ordered to serve 131 extra days in jail
BBC NEWS
The R&B star admitted to a court in Los Angeles on Friday that he committed a crime in Washington DC last October.
Nigeria abductions: Michelle Obama 'outraged'
BBC NEWS
US First Lady Michelle Obama has said the mass kidnap of Nigerian schoolgirls is part of a wider pattern of threats and intimidation facing girls around the world who pursue an education.
South Africa in post-Nelson Mandela elections
BBC
South Africans are voting in general elections as the country marks 20 years since the end of white-minority rule.
Crew missing after vessel sinks off Hong Kong
BBC NEWS
At least 11 crew members have been reported missing after two ships collided off the coast of southern Hong Kong, a police official said.
World facing polio health emergency
BBC NEWS
The World Health Organization has declared the spread of polio is an international public health emergency.