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Britain can extradite jailed radical-Muslim preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other alleged terrorists to the United States, according to a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.

Malian refugee women wait with their children to receive relief items from UNHCR in Gaoudel, Ayorou district, northern Niger.

In India, a court has convicted 23 people in connection with the killing of 23 Muslims during deadly religious riots that swept through Gujarat state in 2002. The massacre was investigated by a special team after allegations that the probe by state police was not impartial.

Hundreds of Tibetans who attended a Buddhist ceremony in India in January have reportedly been detained by Chinese forces without any charge on their return to Tibet.

A bombing in northern Nigeria killed at least 20 people and wounded several others on Easter Sunday despite ramped-up security throughout the region.

The threat of sexual violence prevents girls in PNG from attending school

Sudanese refugees from Blue Nile state line up to collect water in a camp.

Zoulfa fled her village of Souggan in Mali to northern Niger, in February with her children due to insecurity.

The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) says it is deeply concerned and shocked by the brutal murder of journalist Yadav Poudel in Birtamod, Jhapa, eastern Nepal, on Wednesday.

Elena Milashina