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Toyota willing to help probe over ISIL truck fleet
Toyota Oct. 8 said it was willing to help the United States probe how the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has managed to get hold of so many of its notoriously tough trucks.
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Boko Haram fighters kill at least 15 in Niger village raid
Islamist Boko Haram militants operating out of Nigeria raided a village across the border in southern Niger and massacred at least 15 civilians, Niger security sources said on Sept.25.
500,000 more children uprooted by Boko Haram: UNICEF
Some 500,000 children have been forced to flee Boko Haram militants in the last five months after an upsurge in attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, the UN children's agency said on Sept.18.
Bulgaria Drops Three Spots in Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom Ranking
Bulgaria has descended three spots in Fraser Institute's annual Economic Freedom of the World report, ranking 42nd among 157 countries and territories - at par with the Czech Republic, Sweden and Jamaica.
This year's edition of the report is based on 2013 statistics, the most recent year for which data is available. In last year's issue of the report Bulgaria ranked 39th.
Photo feature: Why Syrian refugees keep drowning off Turkey
Daily Hürriyet sets out to investigate why refugees, many of them children, keep drowning in the waters of the Aegean on their way to Greece. The answer: They drown because they are 'pushed back,' because they create a 'bloody economy' and because we do not help them enough in an organized way. Aylan's wake-up call
Chad reintroduces death penalty with anti-terror law
Chad reintroduced the death penalty just six months after its abolition on July 30, as legislators passed a stringent anti-terror bill in the face of a spate of deadly Boko Haram attacks.
After suffering two suicide bombings in a month, including one in a bustling market in the capital N'Djamena, Chad has beefed up security in recent weeks.
Senegal tries ex-Chad dictator in test for African justice
Chadian dictator Hissene Habre went on trial July 20 in Senegal, a quarter of a century after his bloodsoaked reign came to an end, in a trial seen as a test case for African justice.
U.S. to trace Nigerian stolen assets, boost military help
The United States will offer to help Nigeria's new leader track down billions of dollars in stolen assets and increase U.S. military assistance to fight Islamic militants, U.S. officials said, as Washington seeks to "reset" ties with Africa's biggest economy.
Russian veto on British resolution on Srebrenica
Russian veto on British resolution on Srebrenica
The British draft resolution on Srebrenica has not been adopted by the United Nations Security Council, because Russia vetoed it.
Earlier in the day, Russia suggested that the document should not be put up for a vote at all.
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Children in conflict zones need $2.3 billion to go to school: UNESCO
The 34 million children who are out of school in conflict-affected countries need $2.3 billion to get them all schooling, ten times the amount education currently receives in aid, the United Nations' education agency UNESCO said on June 29.