The first negotiated release of Chibok schoolgirls comes after three failed attempts over several months broke down as extremist leader Abubakar Shekau kept changing his demands.
Mostly Sunni Saudi Arabia and majority Shiite Iran back opposite sides of the wars in Syria and Yemen, and support opposing political groups in Iraq, Bahrain and Lebanon.
In response, the government of Heilongjiang province issued a statement on Saturday acknowledging that many Longmay employees are owed wages and benefits.
The House will vote on Monday on a bill that would identify the actions of IS against Christians, Yezidis and other groups, as "genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity."
In the Constand case, Cosby acknowledged in a 2005 deposition that he gave quaaludes to at least one woman and unidentified others he wanted to have sex with.
Six months after fleeing a Taliban assault on her city, the owner of an Afghan radio station devoted to women's rights is back home and returning to the airwaves.
The 40 year-old conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front which claims independence for Polisario, has also led to icy relations with Algeria which supports the Front.
