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Cameroon and Nigeria soothed tensions this week and vowed to improve military cooperation on Boko Haram, but the two countries failed to provide specifics.

Nigeria's Maj. Gen. Iliya Abbah was chosen to lead the 8,700-strong Multinational Joint Task Force to fight militants.

Kenyan wildlife authorities arrested the two suspects following the discovery of five slain elephants with their tusks missing in Tsavo West National Park.

Cameroonian President Paul Biya saw the Nigerian leader's failure to visit sooner as a snub.

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration reportedly gave Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari the names during their talks at the White House last week.

The ban has forced residents and ISIS fighters to use cyber cafes.

A month after neighboring nation Chad announced its anti-burqa law, Nigeria is debating whether a headscarf ban could curb suicide bombing occurrences.

The two presidents will meet at the White House next week, but it appears Boko Haram and Nigeria's economy won't be the only topics for discussion.

Chadian authorities instituted a ban on the head-to-toe Islamic veil last month following a series of suicide bombings.

Russian lawmakers are likely to pass amendments to ban advertising harmful processed food.

Russian producers believe they can replace their European counterparts in chocolate production.

“If it practically happens a few times, the concerns will be completely removed."

Scott Walker's stance on a 20-week abortion ban is a conservative talking point -- one of several he's using to build strong GOP credentials. And it's working.

Imperial Tobacco, the fourth largest tobacco company in the world, is blaming its decline in cigarette sales in part on the Islamic State group.

“Unmarried people sitting closely together on a motorcycle is clearly against Islamic Shariah as it could lead to sinful acts,” a local Indonesian lawmaker said.

The Islamic State group has threatened to punish anyone caught selling, buying or wearing Nike products because the company's name is deemed sinful.

The Islamic State group has imposed even harsher penalties on acts deemed haram, or sinful, including wearing tight pants.

Some teachers and college graduates fear the Islamic State group will force them to teach in ISIS schools in Raqqa.

The film features one of the convicts from the New Delhi gang-rape case of December 2012.

Tensions, power struggles and mistrust among ISIS foreign fighters have led to countless executions.

"This is not permissible, Sheikh," said a note in Arabic reportedly attached to a severed head's nearby corpse.