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EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis after hundreds drown in Mediterranean
As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, raising pressure on Europe to face down anti-immigrant bias and find money for support.
VIDEO: Islamic State shoots and beheads 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya
A video purportedly made by Islamic State and posted on social media sites on Sunday appeared to show militants shooting and beheading about 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.
ISIS video purports to show execution of 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya
Islamic State released a video on Sunday purporting to show its militants shooting and beheading about 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.
Iraq: More than 90,000 people flee violence in Anbar province
More than 90,000 people have fled their homes in Anbar province where Islamic State militants have been gaining ground over the past week.
Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya
As many as 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, a United Nations official said on Sunday.
Iraqi forces retake major oil refinery from Islamic State
Iraqi forces retook most of the country's largest refinery from Islamic State on Saturday, officials said, reversing gains by the militants who seized parts of the sprawling complex in northern Iraq this week.
Afghanistan: suicide bomb kills 33, injures more than 100
A suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad killed 33 people and injured more than 100 outside a bank where government workers collect salaries.
Cardinal Francis George, former Archbishop of Chicago, dies at 78
Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago from 1997 until 2014, died on Friday at the age of 78 after a long battle with cancer.
Islamic State blast kills three outside US consulate in Iraq's Kurdish capital
A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State killed three people outside the US consulate in Erbil on Friday .
Tennessee Senate shelves bill that would name Bible as state book
A proposal to make the Bible the official state book of Tennessee was effectively dropped for the year on Thursday by the state Senate.
New Yemen vice-president says he hopes to avert a Saudi invasion
Saudi Arabia may be considering using ground troops after air strikes failed to halt advances by Shi'ite fighters.
Poll gives Miliband victory after TV election debate â but Cameron wasn't there
The Labour leader was pitched against the leaders of the four smaller parties.
Islamic State fighters blast their way into Iraq's largest oil refinery
Militants clashed with security forces inside the Baiji refinery yesterday.
US Iran bill makes nuclear deal harder, but not impossible, analyst says
A compromise allowing Congress to vote on a deal does not fatally weaken the President's position.
Amputation for theft, stoning for adultery: Malaysia prime minister fights Islamist demands
Prime Minister Najib Razak is struggling to control his coalition government.
Islamic State withdraws from 'hell hole' Yarmouk refugee camp
The pull-out from Yarmouk leaves al Qaeda-linked Nusra as the main group inside the camp.