(9 stories) Official says 47 killed in Nigerian mosque attack

	Nigeria - News August 13, 2013 See Nigeria Weather Official says 47 killed in Nigerian mosque attack (News Times) In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, Nigeria Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Nigerian Terror Group Boko Haram Designates U.S. As a Terror Target (Free Republic) The leader of the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram - which the State Department so far has refused to designate as a foreign terrorist organization - boasted Monday that it was now strong enough to 'comfortably confront' the United States. Nigeria mosque attack: What's behind wave of violence? (CNN) What began as dawn prayers at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria ended in a gruesome massacre Sunday as militants brandishing automatic weapons killed 44 worshipers in the country's troubled Borno state. Knitwear is sent to families in Nigeria (News Guardian) The items, knitted by members of Whitley Bay Age UK knitting group, were sent by the Angels of the North charity to the Rotary Club of Mushin Metropolitan in Lagos, who distributed the clothes to the city of Jos. Nigeria: Floods kill 1, make 575 homeless in Kano (WTEN-TV Albany) Firefighters were kept on high alert with a chance of thunderstorms in the forecast Tuesday that could pose problems as crews fight a fast-moving wildfire near a remote Idaho hamlet where residents have been... Firefighters were kept on high alert with a chance of thunderstorms in the forecast Tuesday that could pose problems as crews fight a ... (more) Nigeria: Floods kill 1, make 575 homeless in Kano (WAND-TV Decatur) The guilty verdicts against James "Whitey" Bulger brought catharsis and closure to relatives of the 11 victims in whose killings he was convicted of playing a role, but for the families of the eight people whose... The guilty verdicts against James "Whitey" Bulger brought catharsis and closure to relatives of the 11 victims in whose killings he was ... (more) 'Mass evictions' from Nigeria slums (BBC News) Tens of thousands of Nigerians risk being made homeless as part of redevelopment plans in Lagos, Amnesty International says in a new report. Nollywood Goes Global as Nigeria Filmmakers Fight Banks for Bigger Budgets (Bloomberg) Obi Emelonye had to battle Lagos airport bureaucrats, indifferent banks and skeptical peers to release his plane-crash thriller, a movie production on a scale rarely seen in Nigeria's film industry. Scores feared killed by gunmen in Nigeria (Xinhu) Scores of people were feared dead and more than 25 others sustained various degrees of injury in a bloody attack by gunmen in Konduga local government and Mafa local government areas of northeast Nigeria's Borno State, multiple sources reported on Monday. More Nigeria News... Manage your subscriptions or Unsubscribe Topix has Job listings for your town! Find Local Singles in your town! Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Install the Topix Community Toolbar Copyright © 2013 Topix All rights reserved. PO Box 50654, Palo Alto, CA 94303

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