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　　part 1

　　North Korea has named Ri Yong Ho its new foreign minister, according to a diplomatic letter sent to Britain.

　　North Korea's embassy in London informed the British government about the appointment.

　　The diplomatic letter did not say what would happen to the current foreign minister, Ri Su Yong. But South Korea's spy agency said it believes he was named vice chairman for international affairs of the ruling Workers' Party.

　　North Korea's senior nuclear negotiator Ri Yong Ho, left, leaves after giving a statement to the media in Singapore in this Monday, January 19, 2015, photo. North Korea has named Ri Yong Ho, a career diplomat with broad experience in negotiating with rivals South Korea and the United States as its new foreign minister. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

　　Ri Yong Ho is a career diplomat. The former vice foreign minister served as North Korea's top negotiator in past nuclear disarmament talks with United States and South Korean representatives. He once served as ambassador to Britain.

　　Some analysts say Ri's appointment may be an attempt by the isolated nation to re-start diplomacy with other countries.

　　International tensions increased this year when North Korea carried out a nuclear test in January and launched a long-range rocket a month later.

　　The United Nations Security Council ordered strict sanctions on North Korea for carrying out those tests. The U.N. has also condemned the country's human rights record.

　　Observers say the North Korean government may ask Ri to plead his country's case to the U.N.

　　Lee Ji-sue is a North Korean expert at Myongji University in South Korea. He says no major policy changes are expected under the new foreign minister.

　　Lee noted that the former foreign minister took orders from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and his predecessor and father, Kim Jong Il. "Ri Yong Ho won't have much say in foreign policies," Lee said.

　　I'm Bryan Lynn.

　　VOANews.com reported this story. Bryan Lynn adapted it for Learning English. Additional material for the report came from the Reuters news agency. George Grow was the editor.

　　part 2

　　A missing Chibok girl has been found alive after being kidnapped two years ago in Nigeria by the Islamist terror group Boko Haram.

　　The girl is among 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram from the Government Secondary School in Chibok in April 2014.

　　Some details of her rescue remain unclear.

　　In this file photo taken from video released by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, May 12, 2014, shows missing girls abducted from the northeastern town of Chibok. A teenage who surrendered before carrying out a suicide bombing attack in northern Cameroon has told authorities she was one of the 276 girls abducted from a Nigerian boarding school by Islamic extremists nearly two years ago, authorities said Saturday, March 26, 2016. (AP Photo)

　　An Army spokesman said Nigerian soldiers rescued the girl in a village near the town of Damboa.

　　However, the leader of a vigilante group in Chibok said his group found the girl near the Sambisa forest, where the girls were reportedly taken. It is said to be a stronghold of Boko Haram.

　　Vigilante Aboku Gaji said his men found her while they hid, waiting for militants to appear.

　　He said the girl's mother confirmed her identity. He said the girl told him that six of the kidnapped Chibok girls had died in captivity.

　　He added that, "She told us that the other girls were still in the Sambrisa."

　　There are conflicting reports on the girl's name. The army identified her as Falmata Mbalala, but the vigilante leader says her name is Amina Ali.

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　　The girl's uncle told the Associated Press that the girl was found wandering in the forest. He said she appeared to be pregnant. He said she seemed traumatized.

　　Gaji said the girl had a baby with her and that she was with her husband, another Boko Haram captive, whom she married in captivity.

　　She was brought to Chibok on Tuesday night and reunited with her family. The girl was 17 years old when she was kidnapped.

　　In April, Nigeria's Director of Defense Information, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, spoke to VOA about Boko Haram kidnappings in Nigeria. He said the country's military would not be deterred in its efforts to rescue all civilians, including the Chibok girls, who were abducted by the Islamist terror group. The U.S. State Department has named Boko Haram as a terrorist group.

　　The Chibok kidnapping gained attention around the world.

　　It sparked protests across Nigeria, where people took to the streets, calling on the government to "bring back our girls."

　　I'm Mario Ritter.

　　Aline Barros and Chris Stein reported this story for VOA News. Mario Ritter adapted it for VOA Learning English with material from AP. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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