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Afghanistan: Supreme Court official shot dead by Taliban
Taliban insurgents gunned down a top official of Afghanistan's Supreme Court as he left his home in Kabul on Saturday, the latest in a spate of strikes by the hardline Islamists.
Bob Jones University 'blamed and disparaged' students alleging sex abuse
Report finds serious flaws in how staff responded to students' complaints.
Mormon leader steps down over torture role
Mormon bishop who helped devise waterboarding policy resigns from ministry role.
Palestinian minister's funeral sees thousands mourn
Ziad Abu Ein, who died at a protest in the West Bank, was buried at Ramallah.
CIA chief: 'abhorrent' interrogation methods used post 9/11
Brennan rejects charges of deception, claims useful information gathered.
'Birdman' leads Golden Globe nominations with seven nods
The surreal show business satire "Birdman," a darling of critics for its innovative storytelling, led the Golden Globe Awards film nominations announced on Thursday, with its seven nods making it a frontrunner early in the Hollywood awards season.
Ark project springs a leak as tax credits are pulled
A Noah's Ark theme park is set to lose more than $18 million because it's religious, not a tourist attraction.
Halt to Sunday trading in Hungary promised as parliament takes on Tesco
Prime minister wants to preserve Christian day of rest.
Death cult crackdown in China sees 21 jailed
Members of the murderous Church of Almighty God have been sent to prison.
CIA torture report: more fallout as outcry grows
Agency alleges unfairness, but criticism of its behaviour to prisoners is spreading.
Israelis and Palestinians clash over autopsy report on minister
Conflicting accounts fuel tensions after death at West Bank protest.
Three Syrian journalists killed in missile attack: CPJ
Three journalists from the Syrian opposition television channel Orient News were killed in the southwest of the country when a missile hit their vehicle, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said late on Tuesday.
Vandals remove heads from statues of Mary and Joseph in Chicago church
"It was very intentional, to do something against religion in a very religious week and a very religious month," says church pastor.
Hong Kong protesters stand firm in final hours before police clearance
'We'll be back' say pro-democracy campaigners - but for now, it's nearly over.
US used brutal torture after 9/11 attacks, Senate is told
'Enhanced interrogations' failed to stop a single plot.
Afghan who looks and moves like Bruce Lee becomes internet sensation
From the ruins of a bombed-out palace above Kabul, a young Afghan man bearing a striking resemblance to kung fu legend Bruce Lee is high-kicking his way to Internet fame, aiming to show another side to his war-weary nation.