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China steps up North Korea border security as relationship worsens
Strains between the two countries are growing as Beijing's support for the regime is tested.
Victory at last as climbers complete El Capitan ascent
A 19-day ordeal is over for Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.
Cameron and Obama: 'We will defeat extremists'
The British prime minister and the US president have said that they will stand firm against Islamist terrorism and Russian expansionism.
Tanzania bans witch doctors in attempt to stop albino killings
The Tanzanian government has banned witch doctors in a bid to curb the rising number of attacks and murders of albinos whose body parts are prized for witchcraft.
Briton Junaid Hussain believed responsible for Pentagon Twitter hacking
The hacker was once jailed for hacking Tony Blair's address book.
Protesting asylum seekers sew their lips shut in Australian-run camp
Detainees at centres in Papua New Guinea have gone on hunger strike.
Baroness Amos says UN should intervene more in emergencies
States including Syria are deliberately stopping aid getting to civilians, according to the UN aid chief.
Pope Francis gives Sri Lanka its first saint, witnessed by half a million
St Joseph Vaz was an example of reconciliation, Francis tells the crowds at a waterfront mass.
Austria: Teenagers who planned to marry IS jihadists walk free
Two Austrian teenage girls intercepted on their way to marry fighters of the insurgent group Islamic State walked free from custody on Tuesday when a judge issued a preliminary ruling that they had committed no crime.
Islamic State must be wiped out - French defence minister
Islamic State fighters must be wiped out, France's defence minister said on Tuesday, indicating that Paris would not pull back from military operations overseas.
Apparent Islamic State supporters hack US military Twitter feed
The Twitter and YouTube accounts for the US military command were hacked on Monday by people claiming to be sympathetic towards Islamic State militant.
Pakistan must stop supporting militants, says Kerry
Playing extremists off against each other is too dangerous, warns the US secretary of state.
Record numbers of anti-Islamist PEGIDA supporters march through Dresden
Up to 25,000 turned out carrying banners with anti-immigrant slogans.
Israel predicts French Jews will emigrate after Paris shootings
Up to 10,000 may leave France in 2015 because they fear anti-Semitic attacks, an official says.
Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka, urges investigation into Tamil war
"The process of healing also needs to include the pursuit of truth," said Francis at the beginning of his visit.
Vatican denies reports of Islamist attack warnings
The Vatican denied press reports on Monday that it had received specific warnings from Israeli and U.S. intelligence services that it was a probable next target of an Islamist attack.