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IS group announces new Boko Haram leader in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamic extremists have a new leader who is threatening to bomb churches and kill Christians while ending attacks on mosques and markets used by ordinary Muslims, according to an interview published Wednesday by the Islamic State group.

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Couples publicly caned in Aceh

Three couples were publicly caned in Indonesia’s Shariah-ruled Aceh province yesterday after being found guilty of having sex out of wedlock, an official said.

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