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New Zealand bar manager and colleagues jailed in Myanmar for insulting religion
The three men have been jailed for two and a half years for using a psychedelic image of Buddha wearing headphones to promote their bar.
US and Iran inch closer to a nuclear deal as another deadline looms
A US official has warned that Iran must make tough choices to allay world fears.
Aid agencies fly in to cyclone-hit Vanuatu islands, find scenes of 'total devastation'
On one island every shred of green has been ripped from the trees.
Minimum wage will rise to £6.70 an hour, says Prime Minister David Cameron
The rise will be the biggest real-terms increase since 2008.
Billy Graham's Rapid Response Team rushed to scene after Ferguson police shootings
The Rapid Response Team chaplains are trained to help people cope with everything from tornadoes to mass shootings.
Tony Blair expected to step back from role as Middle East peace envoy
Tony Blair is relinquishing his post as the envoy for the Middle East Quartet to take a different role in the peace negotiations, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
UK teens suspected of trying to join Islamic State arrested
Three male British teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria have been arrested by London police after being deported from Turkey.
Pakistan: 14 killed and 78 wounded in church suicide bombings
Suicide bombings outside two churches in Lahore killed 14 people and wounded nearly 80 others during services on Sunday.
Vatican supports military action against ISIS
The Vatican's ambassador in Geneva has said the use of force will be necessary to protect minority groups from Islamic State aggression if a political solution cannot be achieved.
Pakistan: 10 dead in church blasts
Bombs outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed 10 people and wounded more than 55 during Sunday services, rescue workers said.
Iraqi Kurds accuse Islamic State of using chlorine gas against them
Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Saturday they had evidence that Islamic State had used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against their peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq in January.
Iran interim deal could be reached soon, says Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday he hoped "in the next days" it would be possible to reach an interim deal with Iran if Tehran can show that its nuclear power programme is for peaceful purposes only.
Vanuatu cyclone wreaks widespread devastation
The first aid teams to reach Vanuatu on Sunday encountered widespread devastation and authorities declared a state of emergency after a "monster" cyclone tore through the vulnerable Pacific island nation.
'We fear the worst': At least 8 dead as pacific cyclone devastates Vanuatu
One of the Pacific Ocean's most powerful ever storms devastated the island nation of Vanuatu on Saturday, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and killing at least eight people with the toll set to rise, aid officials said.
Islamic State accepts Boko Haram's allegiance
The leader of the Islamic State militant group that controls tracts of Syria and Iraqhas accepted a pledge of allegiance from Nigerian Islamists Boko Haram, his spokesman said, calling on supporters to fight in Africa.
Canada PM accused of 'pandering to Islamophobia'
A Canadian opposition leader on Friday compared Prime Minister Stephen Harper's handling of Islam to Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on gays, ratcheting up political rhetoric over the religion as Harper's ruling Conservatives seek re-election in October.