Call to free Nigeria oil militant
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Governors of Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta states ask the new president to free oil militant Mujahid Dokubo-Asari.
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Threats against foreign oil workers have brought the Nigerian government to the negotiating table with the self-styled Nigerian warlord Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, whose band of 2,000 poorly
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The militant group al-Qaida in Iraq purportedly called Friday for the release of the kidnapped executive of the CARE charity, Margaret
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An accused Equatorial Guinea coup ringleader who is facing a possible death penalty sought today to clear his imprisoned co-defendants in the alleged plot to overthrow the oil-flush African regime.
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Militants behind attacks on Nigeria's oil infrastructure have asked the United States and President Bush to mediate to try to end a crisis that has seen foreign workers kidnapped and cut output of Africa's biggest producer.
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Abuja - A leading Nigerian opposition figure told AFP on Saturday that he had been released by the secret police after being detained and pressured to drop his support for an impending general strike.
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LAGOS, Nigeria  Â Militants in Nigeria's restive oil region on Saturday invited actor and peace activist George Clooney to visit the area and asked for U.N. intervention in their conflict.
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The insurgent group al-Qaida in Iraq called Friday for the release of the kidnapped executive of the CARE charity, Margaret Hassan
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ALGIERS -- One of North Africa's most wanted Islamic militant leaders, accused in the kidnapping of 32 European tourists last year, has been taken into custody in Algeria, authorities said yesterday.
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Nigerian security agents have stepped up efforts to secure the release of four foreign oil and gas workers who were taken prisoner this week in the restive Niger Delta.
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CAIRO, Egypt -- The insurgent group Al Qaeda in Iraq called Friday for the release of Margaret Hassan, a kidnapped charity leader, and said it would free her if she fell into their hands.
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Militants in the Niger Delta demand evidence that detained leader Henry Okah is alive.
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The leader of a militia based in Nigeria's main oil region says he is to meet the president following his threat to attack foreign oil workers.
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Nigerian security forces are reported to have detained the country&#39;s top union leader two days before a scheduled nationwide strike to protest fuel price increases.
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The tape called for kidnappings to try to force the release of a high-profile Muslim cleric imprisoned in the U.S.
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The leader of Iraq's Chaldean Christian community urges US forces to free ex-deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz.
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The main militant group in Nigeria's lawless south pledged Saturday to stop attacks on foreign oil installations for a month so the country's new president can create a plan for lasting peace in the Niger Delta region.