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SXSW 2012: Peaking Lights illuminates Urban Outfitters party
Pop & HissLos Angeles-by-way-of-Wisconsin duo Peaking Lights sparked a deep melodic fire in the parking lot of Urban Outfitters in Austin, Texas. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts reports on the band's sound.... -
Britain, Italy at odds over failed hostage-rescue mission
World NowItaly complained that it was not informed of a joint British-Nigeria rescue mission to free two hostages held by suspected Islamic terrorists in Nigeria. The two hostages, a Briton and an Italian, were both killed before they could be rescued.... -
Hostages killed in Nigeria before rescuers reach them
World NowA Briton and an Italian held hostage by suspected terrorists for 10 months are killed by their kidnappers in Nigeria before a rescue operation can reach them, British Prime Minister David Cameron says. An Islamic militant group is suspected.... -
Lone American appears in court in Egyptian NGO trial
World NowA lone American appeared in a Cairo courtroom Thursday in a criminal case against civil society workers that has shaken Egypt’s new political establishment and strained relations between the U.S. and one of its closest Arab allies. Robert Becker, an... -
Blood and Guts:An exhibit of outrageous hand-painted West African movie posters at Trinity
Bold, Raw & Uncensored: Ghanaian Movie Posters
Through March 16, Widener Gallery, Trinity College, 300 Summit St., Hartford, (860) 297-5232, trincoll.edu
Corpse-like zombies. Severed heads. Frightening hybrid man-beast monstrosities. Hovering angels...Tags: Chuck Norris, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Trinity College, Health
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Nigerian majority doesn't back Boko Haram views, poll finds
World NowThe majority of Nigerians do not back the views of Boko Haram, a militant group that has carried out deadly attacks in an attempt to impose Islamic law on Nigeria, the Gallup polling group found. Gallup did face-to-face interviews with 1,000 people in... -
Islamic rebel group claims responsibility for Nigerian prison break
World NowNigerian militants Boko Haram free 119 inmates in jail break: Heavily armed gunmen on motorbikes stormed a Nigerian prison, blew open the front gate and freed 119 inmates, authorities said Thursday. Islamic rebel goup, Boko Haram, claimed responsibility... -
Nigerian gunmen free 119 inmates in prison break
World NowHeavily armed gunmen on motorbikes stormed a Nigerian prison, blew open the front gate and freed 119 inmates, authorities said Thursday.... -
'Underwear bomber' gets life in prison for 2009 airliner attack
Nation NowUnderwear bomber: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who hid a bomb in his underwear on a suicide mission for Al Qaeda, was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for his failed attempt to bring down a passenger airliner on Christmas Day 2009.... -
Gorilla Habitat Larger Than Previously Thought
Conservationists working in Central Africa to save the world’s rarest gorilla have good news: the Cross River gorilla has more suitable habitat than previously thought, including vital corridors that, if protected, can help the great apes move...Tags: Endangered Species, Natural Resources, Kelly Gray, Conservation, Research
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A million face severe malnutrition in the Sahel, UNICEF warns
World NowA hunger emergency looms in the Sahel: Half a million children face starvation in the Sahel if help doesn’t arrive on time, according to humanitarian agencies. A recent UNICEF survey in the Sahel forecast a million cases of severe malnutrition... -
Nigeria attacks may point to more emboldened Boko Haram militants
World NowAssailants surrounded one of several police stations that had been bombed Friday in Kano, Nigeria, shooting, throwing primitive bombs made of soda cans and shouting "God is great!" The attack began late Tuesday and continued early Wednesday....
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