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photo A woman addresses the crowd, as others hold placards saying: Bring back our girls, during a rally at the Trocadero, in front of the Eiffel Tower, to show support for the release of the kidnapped girls in Nigeria in Paris, on Tuesday May 13, 2014. A French official says Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to attend a security summit on Saturday in Paris to focus on the Boko Haram terrorist network, which abducted more than 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria last month.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

  1. GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER TRIES TO MEDIATE IN UKRAINE

Berlin’s top diplomat arrives in Kiev to broker talks between the government and pro-Russian factions in the country’s eastern regions.

  1. WHAT NIGERIAN TERROR LEADER DEMANDS

Islamic extremist leader Abubakar Shekau says nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls will not be seen again until the government frees his detained fighters.

  1. DONALD STERLING DERIDES MAGIC JOHNSON WITH AIDS COMMENTS

The beleaguered Clippers owner questions the HIV-positive basketball great’s moral character, saying he is an unfit role model for children.

  1. FORMER ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES PRISON SENTENCE

Ehud Olmert, who resigned five years ago amid corruption charges, was sentenced to six years for his role in a wide-ranging bribery scandal.