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Missouri lawyer said hospital may have stolen black babies
Toronto Sun
A lawyer for a long-separated mother and daughter said on Friday he is investigating whether staff at a now-closed St. Louis hospital may have taken babies from impoverished young black women to put them up for adoption. Melanie Gilmore was reunited ...

Missouri women question fate of 'dead' babies   WYFF Greenville
Black mothers wonder if their lost babies are still alive   Tampabay.com
Hospital may have stolen black babies   Stuff.co.nz

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Turkish police lock down Istanbul to prevent Workers' Day demonstrations
Irish Times
Turkish police locked down large areas of downtown Istanbul and authorities shut public transport to prevent demonstrations on the International Workers' Day holiday. Hundreds who defied the bans were arrested and police broke up small-scale protests ...

Pictures in the News   Los Angeles Times
May Day rallies staged around the world   USA TODAY
RAW: May Day rallies and marches around the world   CBC.ca
Reuters UK
Al-Bawaba
The Guardian Nigeria
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Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray death
Toronto Star
BALTIMORE—They chanted a prosecutor's name in the streets. In quieter conversations, they thanked rioters. On a day of emotional gratitude in West Baltimore, the most heartfelt praise was reserved for Marilyn Mosby, the freshly elected 35-year-old state ...

Latest on police-custody death: Police on scene at City Hall   Washington Post
6 officers charged in Freddie Gray's death   USA TODAY
Several arrested after curfew in Baltimore; many cheer charges against six officers   Los Angeles Times
Reuters
Sydney Morning Herald
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Earthquake: Nepal's Bhaktapur picks up the pieces, with bare hands
Times of India
BHAKTAPUR (Nepal): There is little left in Bhaktapur. A quarter of this 12th-century city has fallen; half of it lies abandoned, its buildings leaning dangerously. This heritage city will have to be rebuilt almost entirely, and it will take years. But now, it's time to pick ...

Thousands still missing after Nepal quake   Reuters
A week after earthquake, Nepal still needs tents, food   The Hindu
US Marines begin operations in quake-struck Nepal   Daily Mail
Sydney Morning Herald
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Burundi: US Protection Sought
New York Times
About 500 students spent Thursday night outside the United States Embassy in the capital, Bujumbura, asking the United States for protection as street protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term went into their sixth day. In the ...

Arrests rise in Burundi protests; protesters vow to remain   Washington Post
Burundi says nearly 600 arrested over protests   Daily Mail
Russia - UN Security Council should stay out of Burundi dispute   Reuters UK
Voice of America
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UN chief urges warring factions in Yemen to protect civilians
DAWN.com
UNITED NATIONS: The continuing aerial bombardment and ground fighting's impact on civilians in Yemen were decried by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a statement on Thursday. More than 1,200 people have been killed and 300,000 have fled their ...

What does Iran want?   Gulf Daily News
Russia Assails West Over Yemen   New York Times
Americans Trapped by Yemen Fight   Wall Street Journal
Voice of America
Reuters UK
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Saudi Arabia in push to restructure Aramco
Gulf Daily News
AL KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia is restructuring the world's biggest energy company, Saudi Aramco, in a move apparently aimed at letting it operate more at arm's length from the powerful oil ministry. Analysts expected technocrats to get a freer hand in running the ...

Saudi prince sees power grow in oil restructuring   Financial Times
Saudi Aramco to be restructured   Arab News
World's biggest oil company names new CEO in Saudi reshuffle   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Saudi Gazette
Economic Times
Reuters
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Nigerian military: 234 girls, women rescued from Boko Haram
USA TODAY
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military has rescued 234 more girls and women from a Boko Haram forest stronghold in the country's northeast, an announcement on social media said Saturday. It brings the number of females declared rescued this week to ...

Nigeria frees 234 more women, children from Boko Haram's Sambisa stronghold ...   Times of India
Nigerian army rescues more women, girls from Boko Haram   Fox News
Nigerian military: 234 more girls, women rescued from Boko Haram's Sambisa ...   Washington Post
Manila Bulletin
BBC News
Stuff.co.nz
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Report: ISIS leader sidelined by spinal injury, possibly spurring appointment of ...
Jerusalem Post Israel News
The jihadist organization, in control of vast swathes of Iraq as well as Syria, is now under the leadership of Abu Alaa al-Afri, a former physics teacher and al-Qaida veteran. Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. (photo credit:REUTERS). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter.
Isis vows revenge after leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'seriously wounded in air ...   Daily Mail
ISIS leader Baghdadi incapacitated by spinal injury: Report   Hindustan Times
ISIS: Terror group could launch attack on UK after chief al-Baghdadi is badly ...   mirror.co.uk
The Independent
The Hindu
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Breedlove: Russia Now Taking 'Different Path'
Department of Defense
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2015 – The West assumed the best of Russia once the Cold War ended, but Russian President Vladimir Putin had other plans and NATO must remain strong in face of the threat from the East, Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove said ...

NATO chief: more resources needed to contain Russia   UPI.com
Is Russia Preparing For Another Attack In Ukraine?   ValueWalk
NATO Commander: Russia May Be Preparing New Ukraine Offensive   Voice of America

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