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Supporters raise $500,000 for Christian pizza restaurant shut down in gay marriage row
Donations have poured in to help Memories Pizza, Indiana.
Aftermath of Tikrit battle sees wave of looting and lynching
The liberators took revenge on the Sunni radicals after the fall of the city.
Victory for Christian campaigners as Israel's Supreme Court re-routes wall
A long-running campaign has ended with the court ordering the military to draw up an alternative route.
Iran president says nuclear deal is the start of a new relationship with the world
Diplomats have cautioned that hard work lies ahead to strike a final deal.
Dog, thought to be dead, crawls out of grave
A dog in Washington has a second chance at life after being left for dead in a ditch.
Pope Francis admits feeling 'tired' on Holy Thursday
Pope Francis discussed the tiredness suffered by priests during his Holy Thursday homily in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican this week.
On Good Friday, Pope decries persecution of Christians
Pope Francis presided at two Good Friday services, praying for persecuted Christians a day after Islamist militants attacked a university in Kenya, killing at least 147 people.
Pope condemns 'senseless brutality' of Kenya university attack
Pope Francis condemned on Friday an assault by Somali militants on a Kenyan university that killed at least 147 people, calling it an act of "senseless brutality".
Kenya university death toll in al Shabaab attack seen rising; anger over security failures
The death toll in an assault by Somali militants on a Kenyan university is likely to climb above 147, a government source and media said on Friday, as anger grew among local residents over what they say was a government failure to prevent bloodshed.
Kenya gunmen sought out Christians and non-Muslims as they begged for mercy, praying 'Jesus, please save us'
An eyewitness of the deadly assault by Somali Islamist militants on a Kenyan university spoke on Friday of three female students he saw executed as they begged for mercy.
Germanwings pilot Andreas Lubitz researched suicide before fatal flight
A computer found at his home revealed searches on cockpit doors and safety precautions.
Arkansas, Indiana back down over 'anti-gay' religious freedom laws
The two US state have revised new religious freedom acts after a backlash from civil rights groups and businesses.
Iran and world powers agree nuclear framework deal after marathon negotiations
A decisive step towards a final pact has been taken in Lausanne.
Boko Haram stages kidnapping during Nigerian election
While the world was transfixed on the Nigerian presidential election that unseated incumbent leader Goodluck Jonathan, the terrorist organisation Boko Haram reportedly kidnapped hundreds of people from the town of Damasak last week.
Kentucky poses odd response to gay marriage ban
The state of Kentucky, fighting to keep its gay marriage ban, posed an unexpected argument in defense of its voter-approved amendment last week.
World's oldest woman dies at 117
The world's oldest woman, Misao Okawa, passed away on Wednesday.