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Man sets self on fire in front of Israeli embassy
A man set himself on fire outside Israel’s embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday afternoon in an apparent act of protest. The person was hospitalised with life-threatening injuries. No one else was harmed in the incident, Israel’s foreign ministry told The Times of Israel. The demonstrator was not immediately identified. First responders arrived on the scene around 1 p.m. (1800…
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Nigeria call for international action against Boko Haram and other Terror groups
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Wednesday in Washington DC called for more effective global action and implementation of all existing international protocols against terrorism and violent extremism. In Nigeria’s country statement presented to the ongoing US-African Leaders Summit, President Jonathan also demanded a more effective international sanctions regime against countries, organisations and  individuals that sponsor terrorism in any part of…
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