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VIDEO: Kayak couple survives whale encounter September 16, 2015
A couple who survived a close encounter with a humpback whale while kayaking say they "thought [they] were going to die".
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VIDEO: Lomu performs haka in Covent Garden September 16, 2015
Former New Zealand rugby player Jonah Lomu takes part in the haka in Covent Garden, London, ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
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VIDEO: Texas teen arrested as clock mistaken for bomb September 16, 2015
Texas teenager arrested after a homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb
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VIDEO: Helicopter uses robot legs to land September 16, 2015
The Pentagon is funding research into robotic legs for helicopters to let them land on uneven and moving surfaces.
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VIDEO: 'The sting of tear gas has caught everyone' September 16, 2015
The BBC's James Reynolds is by the Serbian-Hungarian border with migrants as Hungarian riot police fire tear gas and water cannon to force back migrants who broke through gates.
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VIDEO: Tightrope walker crosses Melbourne skyline September 16, 2015
Australian tightrope walker Kane Petersen has successfully crossed between two peaks of the Eureka Tower, almost 300 metres (984 feet) above Melbourne's skyline.
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VIDEO: Hungary police clash with migrants September 16, 2015
Hungarian police use water cannon and teargas as they clash with migrants at the Hungarian-Serbian border.
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VIDEO: Singapore haze threatens F1 race September 16, 2015
Haze clouds could scupper this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore.
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VIDEO: Does N Korea have nuclear capability? September 16, 2015
BBC News has taken a look at what is known about North Korea's nuclear capabilities.
– WHERE IS BOKO HARAM’S LEADER ?
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Boko Haram have released, on Monday 08/03/2015, a new video on the insurgency in Nigeria, with Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau again failing to appear in it. His continued absence has increased speculation about his fate.
Abubakar Shekau was last heard from in 03/2015, when he released an audio message pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS).
The military said, on Sunday 08/02/2015, that it had freed 178 people held captive by Boko Haram in north-eastern Borno state, and had killed a commander following airstrikes on its bases.
In the new eight-minute video, an unidentified young man speaks in the name of the Islamic State in West Africa calling on people to be patient: “We are still present everywhere we had been before.” Abubakar Shekaualso failed to appear in a Boko Haram video released in June 2015. This will renew speculation that he is either deep in hiding, or has been wounded and even killed.
The video is gruesome, but its production sleek and this suggests that it was produced with the help of ISIS-allied propaganda units The young militant spoke in the regional Hausa language, with an accent from the Kanuri ethnic group, to which Abubakar Shekau belongs.
The US government has offered a reward of up to $7m (£4.6m) for information about Abubakar Shekau’s location.
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