IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) -- Wildlife groups on Saturday demanded the return of four baby gorillas believed to have been illegally captured and flown to a leading Malaysian zoo. Conservationists called it one of the most troubling cases yet in an international smuggling trade threatening Africa's great apes with extinction.
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JERUSALEM (AP) -- At their headquarters in an underground bombshelter, ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in pristine white shirts, black vests and black pants are on call for what they believe is God's mission.
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Looking slightly embarrassed, Ishmael Daramy stands still as his wife zips up his trousers. She buttons his shirt, and rolls up the sleeves to expose stumps where his hands once were. As peace takes hold in Sierra Leone and its citizens start rebuilding lives ruined by years of war, Daramy is struggling to put the past behind him -- a particularly tough task for the many who were mutilated by rebel fighters.
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It's the beginning of the alien "running" season, and the world's honeymoon capital is gaining more notoriety for human smuggling than couples enjoying post- wedding getaways.
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