Global Week in Review: 500 Nigerian Civilians Reportedly Abducted

Germanwings black box with "usable data" found, plus more.

Hundreds of Nigerian Locals Abducted by Boko Haram - According to a top Nigerian official, as many as 500 civilians, including children, have been kidnapped by Boko Haram. "Boko Haram...rushed to primary schools they took children and adults that they are using as shields to protect themselves from the menacing advance of troops," Mike Omeri, the Nigerian spokesman for the fight against Boko Haram, told AP on Wednesday. "They are being used as shields by Boko Haram." The abducted were taken captive by the Islamic militants as they retreated earlier this month from Damasak in northeastern Nigeria, AP reports.(Photo: AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

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Hundreds of Nigerian Locals Abducted by Boko Haram - According to a top Nigerian official, as many as 500 civilians, including children, have been kidnapped by Boko Haram. "Boko Haram...rushed to primary schools they took children and adults that they are using as shields to protect themselves from the menacing advance of troops," Mike Omeri, the Nigerian spokesman for the fight against Boko Haram, told AP on Wednesday. "They are being used as shields by Boko Haram." The abducted were taken captive by the Islamic militants as they retreated earlier this month from Damasak in northeastern Nigeria, AP reports.(Photo: AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Black Box Recovered From Germanwings Plane Crash - The cockpit voice recorder retrieved from the crashed Germanwings 4U 9525 has "usable data," but has yet to offer any clues as to the cause of the disaster, BBC reports. The 144-passenger plane crashed in the French Alps after an eight-minute rapid descent on Tuesday. "At this stage, clearly, we are not in a position to have the slightest explanation or interpretation of the reasons that could have led this plane to descend...or the reasons why it did not respond to attempts to contact it by air traffic controllers," Remi Jouty, the director of the French aviation investigative agency, told reporters.(Photo: AP Photo/Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses)

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Black Box Recovered From Germanwings Plane Crash - The cockpit voice recorder retrieved from the crashed Germanwings 4U 9525 has "usable data," but has yet to offer any clues as to the cause of the disaster, BBC reports. The 144-passenger plane crashed in the French Alps after an eight-minute rapid descent on Tuesday. "At this stage, clearly, we are not in a position to have the slightest explanation or interpretation of the reasons that could have led this plane to descend...or the reasons why it did not respond to attempts to contact it by air traffic controllers," Remi Jouty, the director of the French aviation investigative agency, told reporters.(Photo: AP Photo/Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses)

Typhoid Sickens Hundreds in Uganda - An outbreak of typhoid fever has struck Uganda's capital, Kampala, infecting at least 400 people, AP reports. Thousands of suspected cases have been reported. As the rainy season approaches, the likelihood of the bacterial disease spreading increases, along with the risk of cholera, according to Dr. Anthony Mbonye, the director of health services at Uganda's Ministry of Health. Transmitted through the ingestion of food and drink contaminated by urine or feces of infected people, typhoid can be treated with antibiotics. But the disease can spiral into a public health crisis in a poor country like Uganda if the ill are not quickly treated.(Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

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Typhoid Sickens Hundreds in Uganda - An outbreak of typhoid fever has struck Uganda's capital, Kampala, infecting at least 400 people, AP reports. Thousands of suspected cases have been reported. As the rainy season approaches, the likelihood of the bacterial disease spreading increases, along with the risk of cholera, according to Dr. Anthony Mbonye, the director of health services at Uganda's Ministry of Health. Transmitted through the ingestion of food and drink contaminated by urine or feces of infected people, typhoid can be treated with antibiotics. But the disease can spiral into a public health crisis in a poor country like Uganda if the ill are not quickly treated.(Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

African Nation Leaders Bury Dispute Over Nile Dam - A historic meeting between the leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia took place on Tuesday, a day after the two countries and Sudan signed an agreement of principles on Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam project, AFP reports. The heavily disputed project involves the construction of a 6,000 megawatt dam, which will be the continent's largest when completed in 2017. Sisi's predecessor, Mohamed Morsi, was against the project, citing Egypt's "historic rights" to the Nile, which allegedly grant the country 87 percent of the river's flow and the power to veto upstream projects.(Photo: Egyptian presidency APA/Landov)

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African Nation Leaders Bury Dispute Over Nile Dam - A historic meeting between the leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia took place on Tuesday, a day after the two countries and Sudan signed an agreement of principles on Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam project, AFP reports. The heavily disputed project involves the construction of a 6,000 megawatt dam, which will be the continent's largest when completed in 2017. Sisi's predecessor, Mohamed Morsi, was against the project, citing Egypt's "historic rights" to the Nile, which allegedly grant the country 87 percent of the river's flow and the power to veto upstream projects.(Photo: Egyptian presidency APA/Landov)

AP Shines Light on Slave-Caught Seafood - A year-long investigation led by the Associated Press has revealed that some of the seafood sold at major U.S. supermarkets and restaurants is caught by slaves. On one particular Indonesian island, hundreds of men, mostly from the poor country of Myanmar, are reportedly being held against their will, abused and forced to work 24-hour shifts throughout the week for little or no pay. (Photo: AP Photo/APTN)

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AP Shines Light on Slave-Caught Seafood - A year-long investigation led by the Associated Press has revealed that some of the seafood sold at major U.S. supermarkets and restaurants is caught by slaves. On one particular Indonesian island, hundreds of men, mostly from the poor country of Myanmar, are reportedly being held against their will, abused and forced to work 24-hour shifts throughout the week for little or no pay. (Photo: AP Photo/APTN)

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Yemeni Fighters Prompt President to Flee Residence - According to Reuters, Yemen President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has fled his palace in Aden as Houthi militia forces and allied army units advance toward the city. Hadi's foreign denied the reports of the leader's departure, but his exit was "increasingly expected," as the New York Times writes, with Yemen hurtling toward collapse and civil war. Some news reports claim Hadi fled by boat to the African country Djibouti.(Photo: AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

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Yemeni Fighters Prompt President to Flee Residence - According to Reuters, Yemen President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has fled his palace in Aden as Houthi militia forces and allied army units advance toward the city. Hadi's foreign denied the reports of the leader's departure, but his exit was "increasingly expected," as the New York Times writes, with Yemen hurtling toward collapse and civil war. Some news reports claim Hadi fled by boat to the African country Djibouti.(Photo: AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

US Extends New Invite for Visit to Brazilian President - The Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, has been invited to Washington, D.C., by the Obama administration once again, even though the leader canceled her trip following revelations that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) spied on her personal communications, Reuters reports. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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US Extends New Invite for Visit to Brazilian President - The Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, has been invited to Washington, D.C., by the Obama administration once again, even though the leader canceled her trip following revelations that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) spied on her personal communications, Reuters reports. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Seven-Year Prison Term for Polish Priest Accused of Abusing Minors - A Polish Catholic priest has been convicted of molesting boys in the Dominican Republic during his missionary work in the Caribbean country, along with two incidents in Poland, the Wall Street Journal reports. Having struck a plea deal, former archbishop Wojciech Gil will serve seven years in prison. He has been banned from teaching minors for 15 years and must also pay damages to the victims and not contact them. (Photo: AP Photo)

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Seven-Year Prison Term for Polish Priest Accused of Abusing Minors - A Polish Catholic priest has been convicted of molesting boys in the Dominican Republic during his missionary work in the Caribbean country, along with two incidents in Poland, the Wall Street Journal reports. Having struck a plea deal, former archbishop Wojciech Gil will serve seven years in prison. He has been banned from teaching minors for 15 years and must also pay damages to the victims and not contact them. (Photo: AP Photo)