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French President Francois Hollande says the Nigeria-based Boko Haram militant group has become a threat to all of West and Central Africa and a "comprehensive plan" must be established to fight it.

Special Representative Said Djinnit.

Filipinos and Vietnamese residents in the Philippines have staged a joint protest against China's incursions into South China Sea territories claimed by their countries.

The faces of young girls held captive by Islamist militants have fueled anger and shock around the world and raised questions about why more Muslim leaders have not come forward in their defense.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary William Hague say the United States and European Union will hit Russia with far tougher economic sanctions if it tries to disrupt next week's presidential election in Ukraine. Kerry and Hague discussed the crisis in Ukraine Thursday in London with foreign ministers from France, Italy, and Germany.

Internally displaced people shelter at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, one of the three countries which experienced the highest levels of new displacement in 2013.

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine are planning to disrupt the country’s presidential election scheduled for May 25, but Ukrainian officials maintain that the polls will be held.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left, at lectern) addresses the opening of the Global Forum on Migration and Development in Stockholm, Sweden.

A major workers' union in Turkey has called for a nationwide strike on Thursday, as the death toll in the country's worst-ever mine disaster rose to 282.