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Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to death
An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other senior members of the group to death for inciting chaos and violence, a judge said in a televised session on Saturday.
Islamic State attacks Iraqi provincial capital
Islamic State militants attacked the capital of Iraq's vast Anbar province on multiple fronts on Friday, seizing two areas on the city outskirts in a setback for a government campaign to retake the desert terrain.
PLO says it won't support Syrian army drive to regain Yarmouk camp from Islamic State
Militants have seized large parts of the refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus.
Polls show Labour ahead of Tories by up to six per cent
Four opinion polls show that Labour has taken the lead over the Conservatives.
Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei warns of 'devilish' intentions of US, demands lifting of all sanctions
Iran's Supreme Leader wants sanctions lifted as soon as a deal is agreed.
Gays shouldn't face discrimination from Christian businesses, says US poll
A new poll also shows support for same-sex marriages.
Yemen faces 'humanitarian catastrophe' as rebels advance, aid workers warn
The first boatloads of emergency medical aid have reached the port city of Aden.
Walter Scott shooting: police officer on murder charge has been fired from his job
A video showed Michael Slager killing Walter Scott as he ran away.
UK police seek gang behind '200 million pound' heist
British police were hunting for a gang on Wednesday who raided safety deposit boxes in London's major jewellery business district, making off with cash and gems in what local media said could be the country's biggest-ever heist.
South Carolina: White police officer charged with murder after shooting black man 8 times in the back
A white South Carolina police officer was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday after a video showed him shooting eight times at the back of a 50-year-old black man who was running away after a traffic stop and died at the scene.
Australia 'failed to act' over child abuse at controversial refugee camp
Psychiatrists and social workers say allegations of abuse at the Nauru camp were ignored.
Iran nuclear deal can't depend on it recognising Israel, says Obama
Israel's demand amounts to asking for a fundamental change in the regime, says the US president.
The world 'must not look the other way' when Christians are killed by Islamic extremists, says Pope in Easter Monday message
Pope Francis called on the world to give tangible help to persecuted Christians on Monday, highlighting the plight of people he described as modern "martyrs" after nearly 150 people were killed by Islamist militants in Kenya.
Kenya bombs al Shabaab camps in Somalia in response to Garissa attack
The Kenyan air force bombed two al Shabaab camps in Somalia on Sunday, a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) source said.
Indonesia: Court rejects last-ditch appeal by Australian convicts facing death by firing squad
An Indonesian court rejected on Monday a last-ditch challenge by two Australian drug convicts facing execution by firing squad, but lawyers for the state and defence were divided over whether legal avenues remained for them to avoid the death penalty.
Militants attack church and police in Egypt, one policeman dead
Islamist militants hit Egypt's two largest cities on Sunday with a bombing in Cairo and an attack on a church in Alexandria.