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We’ve rounded up all the latest stories from Australia and around the world – so you don’t have to go searching.

1. Terrifying news: ISIS and Boko Haram join forces.

ISIS is expanding its power into West Africa, with a new alliance with Nigerian-based Islamist terror group, Boko Haram.

Boko Haram is responsible for horrendous killings, kidnappings and terror crimes in Africa for more than a decade.

Related content: Boko Haram kidnaps Nigerian schoolgirls.

According to NBC News, a new ISIS audio recording reveals leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi congratulated Boko Haram on joining the Islamic State movement that controls parts of Syria and Iraq.

“This gives ISIS the extra credibility and the additional territory to further its growth around the world,” Laith Alkhouri, director of Middle East and North African research and analysis at Flashpoint Intelligence, told NBC News.

Related content: Kidnapped Nigerian school girls return to school.

Meanwhile, The Guardian reports the connection between the two terrorist organsiations could result in the United States expanding efforts to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, to include Boko Haram in Nigeria and Libya.

The secretary of defense Ash Carter, stated that authorisation of further military action against IS, would allow “flexibility” to include groups affiliated with the jihadis  — including radical terrorist group, Boko Haram.

2. Baby tortoises have appeared on the Galapagos Islands for the first time in 100 years.

Nearly 100 years since the last tortoise was assumed to have given birth, a new brood of babies have been discovered on the Galapagos Islands.

The islands off central America are home to some of the rarest species in the world, including the native giant Galapagos tortoise.

According to the Huffington Post, a species of rat has previously devastated the species of tortoises for more than a century, and a recent effort to eradicate the rats has proved successful in protecting the rare reptiles.

Researchers discovered the baby tortoises on the island of Pinzon.

“We found ten tiny, newly hatched saddleback tortoises on the island early last month,” researchers wrote in the Nature journal.

“There could be many more, because their size and camouflage makes them hard to spot. Our discovery indicates that the giant tortoise is once again able to reproduce on its own in the wild.”

3. At least seven have been killed in Bangladesh factory collapse.

At least seven workers have been killed when the roof of a cement facorty collapsed in Bangladesh yesterday.

Dozens more are feared trapped and injured as more than 90 staff were on the site when the half-built factory started to cave in.

Soldiers and emergency services have used two cranes and steel cutters to clear debris, and have rescued at least a dozen people.

At least 4 dead, dozens injured in roof collapse at Bangladesh cement factory, official says. http://t.co/CsxAZ3rTn7

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 12, 2015

According to the ABC, there are conflicting reports of the number of workers trapped, with one saying 100 workers were feared stuck under the debris.

“There were about 150 people, including workers, inside the factory building when it collapsed,” said Belayet Hossain, the officer in charge of the Mongla Port police station near the factory.

Soldiers and sailors were helping firemen to search for survivors, another official said.

“There are more bodies inside the debris. We’re trying to recover the living people first,” district administration official Mohammad Abdus Samad said.

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Buildings frequently collapse in Bangladesh, owing largely to widespread use of shoddy building materials and a failure to abide by proper engineering and construction rules.

In April 2013 a nine-storey garment factory complex collapsed just outside the capital Dhaka leaving at least 1,138 people dead.

4. Man charged with assaulting his wife and daughter in Sydney.

Trigger warning: this post deals with sexual assault and domestic violence and may be triggering to some readers.

A man has appeared in court today after being charged with sexually assaulting his daughter in a domestic violence incident in Sydney’s south west.

The 54-year-old man was allegedly arguing with his wife when he began violently assaulting her, causing her to temporarily flea the house, while their children remained in the home.

The man threatened the children and sexually assaulted the couple’s 12-year-old daughter.

The police were called and the man was charged with ten offences, including two counts of aggravated sexual assault.

If this post brings up any issues for you, or if you just feel like you need to speak to someone, please call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) – the national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. It doesn’t matter where you live, they will take your call and, if need be, refer you to a service closer to home.

5. Salmonella outbreak in Queensland linked to egg manufacturer.

Darling Downs Fresh Eggs has recalled two of its caged and free range egg products, after concerns the eggs are linked to salmonella.

In a statement, the company said it would recall the products after a production concerns.

“It was possible that dirty eggs may have been packed into some of these cartons and we are implementing a voluntary recall of these eggs,” the statement said.

According to the Courier Mail, nearly 20 patrons of a south Queensland cafe have reported cases of salmonella, believed to be linked to the eggs.

Possible egg-related salmonella also struck down approximately 200 people who dined at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

It is not confirmed that either of these cases are linked to Darling Downs products.

What’s on your news radar today?