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California assisted suicide bill advances in special session
A controversial bill to allow physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in California passed a key legislative committee on Tuesday, after failing in the legislature earlier this summer amid opposition from the Catholic Church.
Barack Obama to run wild with Bear Grylls
The US President will test his wilderness skills with an appearance on Grylls' television show Running Wild.
Christian film 'War Room' stuns with $11 million opening weekend
The box office underwent a religious conversion at the weekend as Christian crowds flocked to War Room.
Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system struggles to cope
Trainloads of migrants arrived in Austria and Germany from Hungary on Monday.
Ukraine: Violent nationalist protest outside parliament leaves one dead, many injured
A guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others wounded by grenades hurled from the crowd.
Philippines church calls off road-block protest after talks with government
The Iglesia ni Cristo had called out 20,000 members to block a major road in the capital Manila.
Egypt sets October election date after three years without parliament
The election are final step in a process to bring back democracy that critics say has been tainted by widespread repression.
Europe's leaders to seek solutions to migrant crisis as death toll mounts
Ministers have been summoned to an emergency meeting in two weeks' time.
English union with Scotland is in 'mortal danger', says ex-PM Gordon Brown
New policies are dividing Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom, he argued.
Refugee children, close to death, found in van in Austria
Three young children suffering from dehydration and close to death have been rescued from a van crammed with 26 refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, Austrian police said on Saturday.
Christian group occupies Philippine highway for second night
Thousands of members of a Christian group occupied a busy highway in Manila for a second night on Saturday, protesting against what they say is government intrusion in church affairs.
Thai police hunt more suspects after Bangkok bomb arrest
Police probing Thailand's deadliest bombing widened their search for more suspects on Sunday after a foreigner was arrested and stacks of fake passports and bomb-making materials found during a raid on a Bangkok apartment block.
Philippines: Thousands protest over religious freedom
Members of Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) protested on Friday what they allege to be government's meddling over internal affairs of their church.
Oregon priest goes missing after hidden camera allegations
Authorities in the Philippines are searching for a Catholic priest from Oregon who went missing while facing criminal charges for allegedly hiding a camera in a church bathroom.
'Boko Haram spy ring' uncovered at Abuja airport, Nigeria claims
Nigeria has uncovered a spy cell run by militant Islamist group Boko Haram at the international airport in the capital Abuja apparently aimed at selecting targets for attack, the country's national security agency said.
Jozef Wesolowski: Former Vatican ambassador accused of child abuse found dead
A Catholic former archbishop accused of child sex offences was found dead on Friday, the Vatican said, a month after he was hospitalised on the eve of his trial.