RELIGION/POLITICS

Boko Haram says kidnapped schoolgirls 'married off'
By Aminu Abubakar

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Boko Haram has claimed that the 219 schoolgirls it kidnapped more than six months ago have converted to Islam and been "married off", shocking their families but confirming suspicions about a supposed deal for their release and a wider ceasefire.

SOCIETY

Hungary internet tax cancelled after mass protests 

Hungary has decided to shelve a proposed tax on internet data traffic after mass protests against the plan.

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POLITICS, MONEY & BUSINESS

Anger mounts in Hungary over internet tax

Mihaly Varga

 

Budapest (AFP) - A proposed Hungarian tax on internet usage has sparked new accusations of an anti-democratic crackdown in the EU member as tens of thousands are expected to march against the measure Sunday.

SPORTS/FOOTBALL

Falcons beat Lioness, win AWC
By Kazeem Busari

The Super Falcons on Saturday in Windhoek, Namibia defeated the Lionesses of Cameroon 2-0 to reclaim the African Women's Championship title which they lost to Equatorial Guinea in 2012.