Global Week in Review: UN Condemns Ethnic Slaughter in South Sudan

Parents confirm 200 Nigerian girls were abducted, plus more.

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UN Condemns Bentiu 'Ethnic Slaughter' - Parents confirm that more than 230 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped, Somali lawmaker killed in car bomb explosion, plus more global news. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege)  The United Nations reports that 200 South Sudanese civilians were killed because of their ethnicity and nationality in the town of Bentiu last week. Hate speech broadcasts called on these groups to leave the town and called for men to sexually assault women.  (Photo: REUTERS /JAMES AKENA /LANDOV)

22 Killed in Attack on Village of Daku, Nigeria - Boko Haram, a militant Islamist group, is being blamed for killing 22 people in the remote village of Daku, Nigeria. This is the latest attack in the Borno state, where more than 200 girls were abducted from their school.   (Photo: Quentin Leboucher/AFP/Getty Images)

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Chibok Abductions in Nigeria: 'More than 230 Seized' - Parents of Nigerian girls who were kidnapped from their boarding school last week say that at least 77 of the teens are still missing. (Photo: Quentin Leboucher/AFP/Getty Images)

Somali Lawmaker Killed in Car Bomb - Isaq Mohamed Rino, a legislator in Somalia’s parliament, was killed in a car bomb explosion in the capital Monday. The bomb was reportedly planted under his car. The attack also injured another lawmaker who was traveling with Rino. (Photo: AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

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Somali Lawmaker Killed in Car Bomb - Isaq Mohamed Rino, a legislator in Somalia’s parliament, was killed in a car bomb explosion in the capital Monday. The bomb was reportedly planted under his car. The attack also injured another lawmaker who was traveling with Rino. (Photo: AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Aid Workers Kidnapped in Northern Mali Are Freed - Five aid workers in Mali were freed by French troops in a raid near Timbuktu. The group was abducted by a Mujao Islamist militant group in February.(Photo: REUTERS/Francois Rihouay)

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Aid Workers Kidnapped in Northern Mali Are Freed - Five aid workers in Mali were freed by French troops in a raid near Timbuktu. The group was abducted by a Mujao Islamist militant group in February.(Photo: REUTERS/Francois Rihouay)

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Uganda Suspends Track Coach Over Sex Abuse Charges - Peter Wemali, a track and field coach in Uganda, has been suspended for sexually harassing female runners. The athletes who made the accusations had been training under him, officials said Monday. (Photo: Stu Forster /Allsport)

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Uganda Suspends Track Coach Over Sex Abuse Charges - Peter Wemali, a track and field coach in Uganda, has been suspended for sexually harassing female runners. The athletes who made the accusations had been training under him, officials said Monday. (Photo: Stu Forster /Allsport)

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Captain of Sunken South Korean Ferry Arrested - More than 300 people are missing or dead after a ferry sank off South Korea. The captain of the vessel and two crew members were arrested on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people. President Park Geun-hye is likening the crew members’ actions to murder. (Photo: AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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Captain of Sunken South Korean Ferry Arrested - More than 300 people are missing or dead after a ferry sank off South Korea. The captain of the vessel and two crew members were arrested on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people. President Park Geun-hye is likening the crew members’ actions to murder. (Photo: AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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Haitian Man Killed After Stabbing Infant Daughter - Jean Lounis was killed by a mob in the Dominican Republic after he stabbed his 4-month-old daughter. The attack followed an argument he had with the daughter’s mother, Patricia Philomar. Neighbors then beat him to death. (Photo: Lars Baron/Getty Images)

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Haitian Man Killed After Stabbing Infant Daughter - Jean Lounis was killed by a mob in the Dominican Republic after he stabbed his 4-month-old daughter. The attack followed an argument he had with the daughter’s mother, Patricia Philomar. Neighbors then beat him to death. (Photo: Lars Baron/Getty Images)