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Germanwings plane crashes in French Alps, 150 dead
An Airbus plane operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday, leaving no survivors.
China executes three separatists for railway station mass stabbing attack
Three men have been executed for their part in an attack that killed 31 people last year.
Syrians feel 'abandoned' as world focuses on Islamic State, says UN secretary general
Ban Ki-moon has warned of a rise in war crimes and other human rights abuses.
Sydney cafe reopens after terrorist attack
A café in Sydney that was the site of a terror attack three months ago reopened on Friday.
Starbucks cancels racial awareness campaign
Coffee giant Starbucks has called off its newest campaign aimed at increasing conversations about race in America.
Wells of Life dedicates first World Water Day walkathon to Pope Francis
Water safety organisation Wells of Life will honour Pope Francis by dedicating the first well funded by its World Water Day walkathon to him.
Pope Francis has lunch with gay, transgender inmates
Pope Francis spent time with about 90 inmates at the Giuseppe Salvia Detention Center in Poggiorale, Italy on Saturday.
India: 600 violent attacks on Christians and Muslims since May
More than 40 people have been killed in 600 violent attacks on Christians and Muslims in India since Narendra Modi came to power, a new report shows.
Singapore churches pay tribute to country's founding father Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore's first prime minister has died aged 91.
Pakistan: Christian leaders ask for forgiveness after protest lynchings
Violence erupted after the Taliban bombed two churches in Lahore last week.
Yemen: Houthis seize strategic city
Houthi fighters opposed to Yemen's president took over the central city of Taiz in an escalation of a power struggle diplomats say risks drawing in neighbouring oil giant Saudi Arabia and its main regional rival Iran.
Syrian insurgents 'mimicking ruthlessness' of army
Insurgent groups in Syria have carried out scores of indiscriminate attacks that have killed and maimed civilians in violation of the laws of war, a Human Rights Watch report said on Monday.
Tunisia arrests more than 20 in crackdown after Bardo museum attack
Suspected militants have been detained after the attack that killed 23 people.
Obama says Netanyahu's rejection of Palestinian state makes it 'hard to find a path' to peace
US-Israeli relationships are in the deep freeze after the Prime Minister's vow.
Franklin Graham branded 'crude, insensitive and paternalistic' for Facebook comments on police shootings
An open letter from evangelical leaders urges Graham to rethink.
Obama calls for release of jailed Pastor Saeed Abedini
The US president used the Iranian Nowruz holiday to appeal for him and other US citizens to be freed.