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Photo: Scholarship for 50 Boko Haram orphans

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Photo: Scholarship for 50 Boko Haram orphans
Governor Kashim Shettima in a group photograph with 50 orphans sent on scholarship for secondary school education at Zaria Academy after a farewell hosted by Governor Kashim Shettima on Tuesday in Maiduguri
Governor Kashim Shettima in a group photograph with 50 orphans sent on scholarship for secondary school education at Zaria Academy after a farewell hosted by Governor Kashim Shettima on Tuesday in Maiduguri
Governor Kashim Shettima in a group photograph with 50 orphans sent on scholarship for secondary school education at Zaria Academy after a farewell hosted by Governor Kashim Shettima on Tuesday in Maiduguri
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Catalonia votes in key regional elections

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A woman carries her dog, wearing a Catalan flag, as she casts her ballotImage copyrightReuters
Image captionTurnout is reported to be at least seven percentage points higher than in regional elections in 2012
Catalonia is voting in regional elections that nationalist parties hope will set them on the road to independence from Spain.
Two separatist parties have joined forces, and are aiming to secure a majority of seats in parliament - 68 out of 135.
They say this would allow them to unilaterally declare independence within 18 months.
The central government in Madrid has pledged to block such moves in court.
Polls suggest a majority of Catalans favour a referendum on independence but are evenly divided over whether they want to secede.
The El Pais newspaper reported that turnout had reached 63.1% as of 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT).

'Nonsense'

Polling stations in the wealthy north-eastern province opened at 07:00 GMT and will close at 18:00 GMT.
Media captionWhy these are not your average regional elections
More than five million people are eligible to cast their votes.
The ruling Convergencia party of Catalan leader Artur Mas and Esquerra Republicana have created a single list of candidates - under the banner "Together for Yes".
They say that Sunday's vote is a de facto referendum on independence from Spain.
They argue that the Spanish government has consistently refused to allow a legally recognised referendum, ignoring an unofficial vote backing independence in November 2014.
The anti-independence vote in Catalonia is split between a number of groups, including Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's Popular Party.
The centre-right government in Madrid has described any breakaway plans as "a nonsense".
Mr Rajoy argues that because the loss of Catalonia would affect all of Spain, the democratic approach would be for all of the country to vote in a referendum on Catalonia's future.
At the same time, if "Together for Yes" fails to gain a majority it would be tantamount to a serious defeat for the pro-independence movement.
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg pledges refugee camp internet access

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Media captionMark Zuckerberg: "We need to work together to make connecting the world a priority for everyone"
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to help bring the internet to UN refugee camps.
Speaking at a UN forum in New York, Mr Zuckerberg said it would help refugees access aid and maintain family links.
He also said Facebook would be part of a new campaign to make the internet available to everyone on the planet within five years.
He said the internet could help the UN meet its development goals and lift people out of poverty.
Signatories to the campaign, called the Connectivity Declaration, include rock star Bono, actress Charlize Theron, entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Richard Branson, and Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.
He said Facebook would work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
"Connectivity will help refugees better access support from the aid community and maintain links to family and loved ones," he said. "Facebook is in a unique position to help maintain this lifeline."
Some three billion people around the world have internet access, and the connectivity campaign aims to bring the internet to the other four billion.
Mr Zuckerberg says that Facebook has nearly 1.5 billion users who log in once a month, and achieved a billion users in a single day for the first time last month.
He has predicted that the site's reach will continue to grow.

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Australia set to deny visa to US singer Chris Brown

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Chris Brown in court in Los Angeles, March 2014Image copyrightReuters
Image captionBrown was sentenced to five years' probation for assaulting Rihanna
The US singer Chris Brown has been told he is unlikely to be given a visa to perform in Australia because of his record of domestic violence.
The singer is scheduled to go on tour in Australia in December, and tickets are due to go on sale on Monday.
He now has 28 days to appeal.
In 2009, Chris Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend, the pop star Rihanna. He has toured Australia twice since, but the government is under pressure to refuse him this time.
Australia's immigration department has issued a "notice of intention to consider refusal", Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said.
The singer has 28 days to present a case as to why he should be granted a visa, after which a final decision will be made.
Minister for Women Michaelia Cash, who was until recently assistant immigration minister, had urged Mr Dutton to take a stand on the issue.
"People need to understand, if you are going to commit domestic violence and you want to travel around the world, there are going to be countries that say to you, 'You cannot come in because you are not of the character that we expect in Australia'", Senator Cash said.
The decision about Brown's visa follows the government's decision earlier this year to refuse a visa for world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather on similar grounds.
Mayweather had been booked for dinner and nightclub appearances in Sydney and Melbourne in January.
New Zealand has already ruled that Brown is unsuitable for entry into the country.

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Pope Francis: 'God weeps' at child sex abuse

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Pope Francis meets with inmates at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia (27 September 2015)Image copyrightAP
Image captionThe Pope also visited a prison on his final day in the US
Pope Francis has met and prayed with a small group of victims of child sexual abuse in the US, saying "God weeps" for their suffering.
Speaking after the meeting, the Pope promised to hold accountable those responsible for the scandal in the Church.
Many abuse survivors are angry at how the Vatican has dealt with allegations.
The Roman Catholic Church in the US has been embroiled in a series of child sex scandals.
US dioceses have made huge compensation payouts to victims.
Media captionThe Pope was entertained by Aretha Franklin in Philadelphia
The Pope met the five victims, all now adults who had suffered sexual abuse as children, on Sunday morning at a seminary in Pennsylvania, his spokesman said.
The group - three women and two men - had been abused by clergy, family members or teachers, Father Federico Lombardi said in a statement.
Each was accompanied by a family member, he added.
The Pope was "overwhelmed with shame that men entrusted with the tender care of children violated these little ones and caused grievous harm," he told bishops on the final day of his visit to the US.
Lupe Cantu, of McAllen Valley, Texas, hangs rosary beads on a barricade along Benjamin Franklin Parkway as she waits for Mass delivered by Pope Francis, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in PhiladelphiaImage copyrightAP
Image captionPreparations are under way in Philadelphia for what promises to be the largest Mass for the Pope during his trip
The Pope listened to the survivors' stories, prayed with them, and expressed his "pain and shame" in the case of those harmed by clergy or church workers, Fr Lombardi said.
The Pope "renewed his commitment" to ensure that victims are treated with justice, the guilty are punished, and to effective prevention in the Church and in society, the statement said.
In June the Pope approved the creation of a tribunal to hear cases of bishops accused of covering up child abuse by paedophile priests.
Members of the St. Anthony of Padua Church walk over the Benjamin Franklin Bridge towards Philadelphia ahead of a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis (27 September 2015)Image copyrightAP
Image captionCatholics were gathering in Philadelphia on Sunday morning ahead of a Mass later
Last year, the UN strongly criticised the Church for failing to stamp out abuse and for allowing cover-ups.
At the end of a nine-day tour of Cuba and the US, Pope Francis is due to hold an open-air Mass in Philadelphia later on Sunday.
He also met inmates at a prison in the city earlier in the day.
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France launches Syria anti-IS strikes

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An undated handout picture provided by the Defense Audiovisual Communication and Production Unit (ECPAD) on 08 September 2015 shows Rafale fighter jets of the French Air ForceImage copyrightEPA
Image captionFrench jets have been flying reconnaissance missions over Syria to identify targets
France has carried out its first air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria.
The president's office said that French planes struck targets identified during reconnaissance missions conducted over the past fortnight.
France co-ordinated with regional partners for the operation, a brief statement said.
French jets have previously carried out air strikes against IS targets in neighbouring Iraq.
"Our country thus confirms its resolute commitment to fight against the terrorist threat represented by Daesh," the French Presidency said, referring to the militant group by another of its acronyms.
"We will strike each time that our national security is at stake," the statement added.
President Francois Hollande announced earlier this month that he was preparing to send jets to Syria. He said at the time that terror attacks had been planned against France from Syria.
A US-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against IS in Syria and Iraq for more than a year.
France, like the UK, has previously confined its air strikes against the Islamic State group to Iraqi airspace. The UK announced earlier this month it had carried out a drone strike against two British citizens in Syria but has yet to fly manned operations in Syrian airspace.

Diplomatic efforts

More than 200,000 Syrians have been killed since the country erupted into civil war in 2011. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been accused of killing tens of thousands of his own citizens with indiscriminate bombing in rebel-held areas.
Approximately four million have fled abroad, with many attempting to enter Europe.
Map showing air strikes against targets in Iraq and Syria
A Syrian refugee pray as an overcrowded fishing boat approaches on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from the Turkish coast, September 27, 2015.Image copyrightReuters
Image captionHundreds of thousands of Syrians have attempted to reach Europe by boat
Map: Syrian asylum claims in Europe and registered refugees in the Middle East
Faced with an influx of hundreds of thousands of people, EU nations have approved a plan to distribute 120,000 migrants and refugees from Greece and Italy to other member states.
France has committed to taking in 24,000 people over the next two years, although it has been criticised along with the US and some other EU member states for not doing enough.
With another million people at least expected to flee Syria, Western powers are redoubling their efforts to reach a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron, along with US President Barack Obama and Mr Hollande, has previously demanded that Mr Assad be removed from power as a condition of any peace deal, but he is expected to soften that position this week.
Mr Assad has a staunch ally in Russian President Vladimir Putin. In order to secure Russia's support in the fight against IS, Mr Cameron is expected to tell a meeting of the United Nations that Mr Assad could remain temporarily in power at the head of a transitional government.
The prospect of finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict had been complicated by Russian military build-up in Syria support of Mr Assad's regime.
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