Riot cops in Turkey fired tear gas and a water cannon at hundreds of people attempting to cross the border into Syria to defend the besieged city of Kobane from militants.

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VICE News Capsule - Tuesday, April 15

In today’s capsule: A bomb blast in Nigeria kills 71 people, pro-Russia militants in Ukraine defy a deadline to halt the occupation of government buildings and Turkey accuses Twitter of tax evasion.

VICE News Capsule - Wednesday, April 2

Today: Ebola outbreak in Guinea, protests over local election results in Turkey, controversy surrounds Myanmar’s national census, deadly protests over new mining regulations in Bolivia.