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South Africans queue to cast their votes at sunset at a polling station in the Alexandra township of Johannesburg, South Africa Wednesday, May 7, 2014. South Africans voted Wednesday in elections that are expected to see the ruling African National Congress (ANC) return to power despite a vigorous challenge from opposition parties seeking to capitalize on discontent with corruption and economic inequality. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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South Africa’s voting ends, counting starts

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FILE - In this Monday April 21, 2014 file photo, four female students of government secondary school Chibok, who were abducted by gunmen and reunited with their families walk in Chibok, Nigeria. The number of kidnapped schoolgirls missing in Nigeria has risen to 276, up by more than 30 from a previous estimate, police said, adding that the actual number abducted by Islamic extremists on April 14 was more than 300. Police Commissioner Tanko Lawan said the number of girls and young women who have escaped also has risen, to 53. (AP Photo/ Haruna Umar, File)
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Nigerian girl describes kidnap, 276 still missing

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A child walks past the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) election posters in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, South Africa, Monday May 5, 2014. South African President Jacob Zuma said Monday that he anticipates an election victory this week for the ruling African National Congress, and that his government, if re-elected, will speed the provision of basic services following protests in many poor communities that complain they are sidelined. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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South Africa’s ruling party poised for win

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John Kerry sends U.S. team to search for Nigerian schoolgirls
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John Kerry sends U.S. team to search for Nigerian schoolgirls

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South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin, right, welcomes US Secretary of State John Kerry upon his arrival at Juba International Airport, South Sudan, Friday May 2, 2014. Kerry, landing in the capital Juba on Friday, carried the threat of U.S. sanctions against prominent South Sudanese leaders if the rampant violence doesn't stop. But more than anything, he sought to compel authorities on both sides of the fight to put aside personal and tribal animosities for the good of a nation that declared independence three years ago to escape decades of war. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
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Fierce fight in S. Sudan oil town; rebels counter

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Election workers hand over ballot papers to elderly and disabled South African voters to cast their ballots during early voting for special groups at the Nazareth House old-age home in Johannesburg, South Africa Monday, May 5, 2014. South Africa goes to the polls on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 in elections that are likely to see the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party return to power with a smaller majority due to voters disaffected by corruption in government and economic inequality. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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South Africa to vote this week

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US Secretary of State John Kerry holds a media conference in Luanda, Angola, Monday, May 5, 2014. Kerry on May 4, praised oil-rich Angola's leadership role in efforts to solve long-drawn conflicts on the African continent, and suggested the need to set a date for democratic elections. (AP PHOTO / Saul Loeb)
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Kerry continues to push for South Sudan talks

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Kerry on Religion: ‘Not the Way I Think Most People Want to Live’

Kerry on Religion: ‘Not the Way I Think Most People Want to Live’

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Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, produced an hour-long video taking responsibility for the April 15 abduction of hundreds of Nigerian school girls. (AP Photo)
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Boko Haram leader confirms he will sell abducted Nigerian girls

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FILE - In this Tuesday, April. 29, 2014 file photo, An unidentified mother cries out during a demonstration with others who have daughters among the kidnapped school girls of government secondary school Chibok, in Abuja, Nigeria. Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan met through the night with security, school and state officials and issued a new directive that
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Nigerian leader: New order to free abducted girls

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