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Failed missile launch spurs North Korea's fifth nuclear test
The news of signs indicating the North is readying a nuclear test comes as Pyongyang is gearing up for a ruling Workers Party congress in early May.
Japan: Rescuers in desperate search for earthquake survivors
Authorities ordered nearly a quarter of a million people from their homes amid fears of further quakes.
Powerful earthquake kills 77 people in Ecuador
The earthquake injured hundreds, ravaged coastal towns and sent residents fleeing for higher ground in Ecuador on Saturday night.
Holy Land visit made Kathie Lee Gifford's 'eclectic' group of friends believe in Jesus
Television host Kathie Lee Gifford, fresh off a visit to the Holy Land, recently shared that the trip became a life changing journey for some members of their party.
Pope returns with 12 refugees after visit to Greek camp
Pope Francis took three families of Syrian refugees back to Rome on Saturday after visiting the front line of Europe's migrant crisis.
Saudi Arabia curbs power of its religious police in 'significant' move welcomed by its citizens
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued a new directive curtailing the arrest power of its religious police also known the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of vice, effectively limiting the latter's heavy handed aproach in dealing with the public, reports CNN.
Pope Francis visits Lesbos, front line of Europe's migrant crisis
Francis' visit turns the world's attention to the front line of Europe's migrant crisis, which has claimed hundreds of lives in the past year.
Mississippi governor signs law allowing armed church security
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed a gun rights bill on Friday allowing churches to designate members to carry firearms.
Former TV 'Apprentices' denounce Trump White House bid
Former Apprentices say the US Republican front-runner has widened racial divisions and should not be US president.
Second deadly quake hits southern Japan, rescuers race against time
The earthquake struck barely a day after a quake killed nine people in the same region.
U.S. provides Kurds with heavy weapons ahead of looming offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS
The United States has started arming Kurdish Peshmerga forces with two army brigades-worth of equipment to combat the Islamic State (ISIS) and regain Mosul from the terror group, according to news reports.
Boko Haram increasingly using kidnapped children in suicide attacks, says UNICEF
Nigeria-based Islamic terror group Boko Haram used four children in suicide attacks in 2014 -- and 44 in 2015, according to a new report from UNICEF.
Arch of Triumph of Palmyra, not Temple of Baal, to rise in New York and London
The plan to build a replica of the arc of the Temple of Baal in New York City and London has been abandoned and instead, the Arch of Triumph of Palmyra will rise.
'The Trump Effect': U.S. presidential campaign spurring fears, racial tensions in American schools, survey shows
This year's U.S. presidential campaignâparticularly on the Republican side where Donald Trump is continuing to stir emotionsâis having a strong impact in America's classrooms, according to a new survey.
'Proof of life' video of abducted Nigerian girls renews global outrage over 2014 Boko Haram atrocity, CNN says
The Cable News Network (CNN) has announced that it has exclusively obtained a "proof of life" video of the more than 200 girls kidnapped in Chibok, Nigeria by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram in 2014.
Church burned down in Chile amid land disputes
A church has been burned down in southern Chile in the latest attack from the Mapuche indigenous people, who are campaigning to reclaim ancestral lands, according to authorities.