Nigeria teeters as religious and regional violence erupts
Across Kaduna and beyond Nigeria faces cycles of Christian Muslim clashes and sectarian tensions. Officials warn more than 2000 killed as refugees crowd army barracks and police stations. Critics blame poverty corruption and weak policing while the army is drawn in to restore order. Revered leaders urge restraint.
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On This Day in History March 5 Highlights
Key events include the 1770 Boston Massacre with five dead after British troops fired on colonists, Zachary Taylor taking oath in 1849, and the 1867 Fenian uprising attempt in Ireland. Also noted are the 1933 Nazi Reichstag gains, Churchill Iron Curtain speech in 1946, Stalin death in 1953, Patsy Cline plane crash in 1963, Belushi death in 1982, and other AP summaries.
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Colombian cycling star abducted near Bogota by suspected rebels
In Fusagasuga, seven armed men abducted Luis Alberto Herrera a former cycling star near his parents home. Police report the abduction by guerrillas, likely FARC or ELN, comes weeks after Oliverio Rincon was freed. Military and police search the Andean region. rebels also seized 25 utility workers in western Colombia.
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