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Boko Haram admits abducting Nigeria girls from Chibok
BBC NEWS
Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram says it carried out the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in April.
Ukraine crisis: Sloviansk rebels down army helicopters
BBC NEWS
Pro-Russian rebels have shot down two of Ukraine's army helicopters during an "anti-terror" operation in the eastern city of Sloviansk, Kiev has said.
Deadly 'gas blast' at jail in Pensacola, Florida
BBC
At least two people have been killed and more than 100 injured in an apparent gas explosion in a Florida prison, local officials say.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford 'to get help for substance abuse'
BBC
Controversial Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is to take a leave of absence to seek help for substance abuse, his lawyer says.
South Sudan sides 'recruit 9,000 children to fight'
BBC NEWS
More than 9,000 child soldiers have been fighting in South Sudan's brutal civil war, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has said.
Iraq holds first election since US withdrawal
BBC NEWS
There is heavy security across Iraq as the country votes in its first parliamentary elections since US troops withdrew three years ago.
Oklahoma inmate dies after 'botched' lethal injection
BBC NEWS
A US death row inmate in Oklahoma died of a heart attack after his execution was halted because the lethal injection of three drugs failed to work properly.
More deadly tornadoes in southern US
BBC
Powerful storms are barrelling down on the southern US for a second night, raising the death toll above 20.
S Korea president in ferry disaster apology
BBC
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has apologised over the ferry disaster, in a statement to cabinet shown on national television.
Ukraine crisis: Russia condemns US 'Iron Curtain' sanctions
BBC
Russia has condemned new US and EU sanctions that have been imposed over Moscow's actions in Ukraine.