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- Indian woman awarded $10,000 for refusing to defecate in the open
An Indian woman has been rewarded for her "bold" decision to leave her marital home within days of the wedding to protest the lack of a toilet in the household, an official said on Thursday.
Anita Narre was handed $10,000 by Sulabh International, a non-profit group, for refusing to defecate in the open and sparking a "toilet revolution" in her village in central Madhya Pradesh, according to the district magistrate.
- BOKO HARAM ATTACKS ZONAL POLICE HQ IN NIGERIA'S 2nd LARGEST CITY, KANO!
An explosion has ripped through a police headquarters in the largest city in Nigeria's Muslim north, causing unknown casualties, witnesses say.
The blast occurred just after 5pm in Kano, the second largest city in Nigeria. Police kept Associated Press reporters away from the building, which had its roof removed and blown out in the explosion.
- Fear of Boko Haram Prompts NLC To Abandon Street Protests In Maiduguri
- Months After His Murder, Gaddafi Loyalists Reclaim Bani Walid, Hoist Green Flag Over Town Square
Supporters of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi seized control of the town of Bani Walid on Monday after clashes with a militia loyal to the new government in which four people were killed, witnesses told Reuters.
A resident of Bani Walid, about 200 km (120 miles) south-east of Tripoli, said the sides fought using heavy weaponry, including 106 mm anti-tank weapons, and that 20 people were wounded.
- Hoodlums Take Over Strike In Benin
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