The governor of Missouri State has deployed the National Guard to Ferguson, after the suburb’s worst night of violence since the shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by a white policeman.

On Saturday the Governor Jay Nixon declared a curfew, but protestors have been defying the order and continued to march in the area, which resulted in clashes with police.

“Kenyan counterterrorism forces appear to be killing and disappearing people right under the noses of top government officials, major embassies, and the United Nations.. This horrendous conduct does not protect Kenyans from terrorism – it simply undermines the rule of law.”

Reports indicate that 85 Nigerians, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram earlier this week, have been rescued by Chadian troops.

An unnamed senior Nigerian security official told AFP that the troops intercepted a convoy with gunmen and the villagers during a routine check, but neither Nigeria nor Chad have confirmed the rescue.

Islamic State’s hold on Iraq’s largest dam has been broken by Kurdish forces, who are now in near complete control of the dam.

Kurdish troops launched the operation to recapture the Mosul dam on Sunday morning, with the support of US air strikes. The US said its air strikes hit 19 IS vehicles and a checkpoint around the dam on Sunday.

Two Burkinabe UN peackeepers were killed and seven wounded in a suicide attack on a UN base in the north of Mali.

The attacker drove a pickup laden with explosives into the base in Ber. It is unclear who was behind the attack, which was condemned by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.