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How Powerful is 'Mother of All Bombs'?

The US has targeted IS positions in Afghanistan

The US military says it has dropped a 21,600lb (9,800kg) bomb on a tunnel complex used by Islamic State militants in Afghanistan. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), known as "the mother of all bombs", is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used by the US in a conflict.

It's exactly three years, to the day, since 276 schoolgirls were abducted from the small town of Chibok in Nigeria by the Islamist militant group - Boko Haram. Today in the capital Abuja the "Bring Back Our Girls" Campaign is holding a march to draw attention to the girls' plight.

An eight-year old boy in Ohio safely drove his little sister to McDonald's after learning to drive from YouTube, local news report. Ohio's Morning Journal said police received calls from residents about a child driving through town.

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Fri 14 Apr 201703:06GMT

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  • Fri 14 Apr 201703:06GMT