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Could Pakistan's blasphemy laws be getting even harsher?
The head of a new Pakistani Islamist party that lionizes the killer of a provincial governor said it would take its rallying cry of "death to blasphemers" to next year's general election, after its surprisingly strong showing in a recent vote.
Mexico quake rescue efforts continue amid political recriminations
As the arduous search through mountains of debris continued, signs of exhaustion crept in following Tuesday's 7.1 magnitude quake that killed at least 282 people.
Hurricane Maria devastates Puerto Rico, kills at least 35 in Caribbean
The second major hurricane to rage through the Caribbean this month, Maria has killed at least 32 people and devastated several small islands, including St Croix in the US Virgin Islands and Dominica.
Aung San Suu Kyi on Rohingha crisis: 'We condemn all human rights violations and unlawful violence'
The Nobel Peace laureate's remarks came in her first address to the nation since attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents on August 25 sparked a military response.
Aid group warns of death among Rohingya in Bangladesh
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh could die due to a lack of food, shelter and water, given the huge numbers fleeing violence in Myanmar, Save the Children warned on Sunday.
British police arrest second man over London train bomb
A second man has been arrested over Friday's bomb attack on a London underground train that injured 30 people, police said on Sunday, as Britain remained on its highest level of alert with soldiers helping provide security.
Police, protesters clash in St. Louis after ex-cop acquitted of murdering black man
Rev Clinton Stancil of the Wayman AME Church in St. Louis said: 'We haven't made any progress since Ferguson, that's clear. Cops can still kill us with impunity.'
About 1.5 million, mostly in Florida, without power in Irma's wake
About 1.5 million homes and businesses in Florida and Georgia remained without power on Friday after Hurricane Irma, including 46 of Florida's nearly 700 nursing homes caught in the deadly storm's path.
Brexit law clears major hurdle in reprieve for Theresa May
Britain's parliament backed a second reading of legislation to sever ties with the European Union early on Tuesday, a reprieve for Prime Minister Theresa May.
Pope visits Colombian city Medellin that has put its drugs war in the past
Pope Francis today travels to Medellin, once notorious as the stomping grounds of drug lord Pablo Escobar, to find a city transformed since his predecessor Pope John Paul visited in 1986.
Red Cross fills UN void in violence-torn Myanmar region
The Red Cross organisations are scaling up operations in Myanmar's violence-riven northwest, after the United Nations had to suspend activities there following government suggestions that its agency had supported Rohingya insurgents.
Hurricane Irma lashes Cuba, heads for Florida as residents ordered to evacuate
Hurricane Irma walloped Cuba's northern coast on Saturday as a Category 5 storm, as millions of Florida residents were ordered to evacuate after the storm killed 21 people in the eastern Caribbean and left catastrophic destruction in its wake.
Hurricane Irma devastates Caribbean, powers toward Florida
Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, drove toward Florida on Friday as it lashed the Caribbean with devastating winds and torrential rain.
Neo-Nazi suspects arrested â all four are serving soldiers
The men, aged 22 to 32, were detained on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism and of being members of the National Action group.
North Korea warns of more 'gift packages' for the US
North Korea is ready to send 'more gift packages' to the United States, one of its top diplomats said today, dismissing the international uproar over his country's latest and biggest nuclear weapons test.
As Texans return to flood-hit homes, many say 'Our house is history'
As flood waters recede from Hurricane Harvey, thousands are set to return to their homes on Sunday to survey damage from unprecedented flooding that devastated densely populated areas of Texas, as worries mount about health risks.