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Robert Fowler says it would take 'a very large and serious effort to eradicate' Islamic terrorism groups in West Africa, which U.S. military officials warn could attack America.

About a dozen parents of the more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls will never see their daughters again.

OTTAWA - The RCMP say Canadian remains have been found at the site of a blood-soaked January standoff in Algeria between terrorists and gas-plant workers.

TRIPOLI, Libya - A Libyan spokesman said revolutionary forces have captured some fighters close to one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons in the fugitive leader's hometown but that he has no information that the son himself has been seized.

OSLO - Leymah Gbowee confronted armed forces in Liberia to demand that they stop using rape as a weapon. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Africa's first woman to win a free presidential election. Tawakkul Karman began pushing for change in Yemen long before the Arab Spring. They share a commitment to women's rights in regions where oppression is common, and on Friday they shared the Nobel Peace Prize.

TRIPOLI, Libya - Libyan fighters have surrounded the ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi, and it is only a matter of time until he is captured or killed, a spokesman for Tripoli's new military council said Wednesday.

A fugitive wanted by the International Criminal Court, Moammar Gadhafi's one-time heir apparent appears to have disappeared in the Sahara Desert's ocean of dunes and could remain hidden for months in an area more than twice the size of Texas.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - A relative of the slain leader of a radical Muslim sect in Nigeria was shot dead Saturday, only two days after taking part in peace talks led by a former president, police said.

ABUJA, Nigeria - A car loaded with explosives crashed into the main United Nations' building in Nigeria's capital and exploded, killing at least 18 people in one of the deadliest assaults on the international body in a decade. A radical Muslim sect blamed for a series of attacks in the country claimed responsibility for the bombing, a major escalation of its sectarian fight against Nigeria's weak central government.

British warplanes struck a large bunker Friday in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, his largest remaining stronghold, as NATO turned its attention to loyalist forces trying to hold back advancing Libyan rebels in the area.

Tripoli on Friday enjoyed its calmest day since the rebel takeover nearly a week ago, and hundreds even celebrated with a march chanting: "Hold your head high! You are a free Libyan."

ABUJA, Nigeria - A car loaded with explosives crashed into the main United Nations' building in Nigeria's capital and exploded, killing at least 18 people in one of the deadliest assaults on the international body in a decade. A radical Muslim sect blamed for a series of attacks in the country claimed responsibility for the bombing, a major escalation of its sectarian fight against Nigeria's weak central government.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Reaching the end of the Earth has become almost routine these days: One hundred years after Norway's Roald Amundsen beat Britain's R.F. Scott to the South Pole, more than 30 teams are trying for it this year.

Matthew Fisher has penned the draft of a letter Justin Trudeau could send to African leaders following his recent visit.

Efforts are underway to whisk Canadians out of Libya, where antigovernment demonstrations turned deadly after Col. Moammar Gadhafi called in the military to gun down civilian protesters to preserve his 41-year dictatorship.

Moammar Gadhafi's attempts to crush a revolt against his four-decade rule have killed as many as 1,000 people and split Libya, Italy's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday.

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If you are ever traveling in west France near the Bordeaux region this is an absolute ‘must’ to visit.  Dune du Pilat – deemed a National site (like our national parks), it’s about an hour west of Bordeaux.  Picture any huge Sahara desert dune from the movies and drop it beside the ocean.  But instead...

As these scenes play out on television and on the internet, Nova Scotians with family in Libya are watching the events with unease. Iris and Gary Sutherland are anxiously waiting for their son, Glenn, to get out of the country.

Sahar Khodayari set herself on fire after learning that she could face six months in prison for sneaking into a men-only soccer match.