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India: Elderly nun raped in convent school
A nun in her seventies was raped in the early hours of Saturday when a group of six intruders broke into a convent school in eastern India, police said.
'We fear the worst': At least 8 dead as pacific cyclone devastates Vanuatu
One of the Pacific Ocean's most powerful ever storms devastated the island nation of Vanuatu on Saturday, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and killing at least eight people with the toll set to rise, aid officials said.
Philippine bishops pushing for resignation of President Aquino
Bishops' call for resignation not dampened by Archbishop's lack of support
Islamic State accepts Boko Haram's allegiance
The leader of the Islamic State militant group that controls tracts of Syria and Iraqhas accepted a pledge of allegiance from Nigerian Islamists Boko Haram, his spokesman said, calling on supporters to fight in Africa.
Canada PM accused of 'pandering to Islamophobia'
A Canadian opposition leader on Friday compared Prime Minister Stephen Harper's handling of Islam to Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on gays, ratcheting up political rhetoric over the religion as Harper's ruling Conservatives seek re-election in October.
Somalia: US airstrike targets al Shabaab leader
US forces targeted a leader of the al Shabaab militant group in an operation in southern Somalia this week, the Pentagon said on Friday, a day after villagers reported a drone strike killed three members of the al Qaeda-affiliated organization.
Air Force personnel allowed to say 'have a blessed day'
Air Force security guards in Georgia are no longer banned from saying "have a blessed day" after the rule was overturned on Thursday.
Kremlin denies rumours that Putin is ill, releases footage on state TV
President Putin has not been seen in public since March 5.
Faith leaders call for worldwide ban on nuclear weapons
A group of 26 faith leaders have issued a joint call to end the development of nuclear weapons worldwide.
Lyndon Johnson's letter to Martin Luther King's widow sells for $60,000
The condolence letter on White House stationery says "We will overcome this calamity".
World powers discuss lifting Iran sanctions, undercutting US Republican opposition
Negotiations on a nuclear deal resume next week.
Boko Haram: African states want joint UN-backed fighting fund
Nations affected by the Islamist uprising have urged the need for aid.
Snipers and booby-traps slow Iraqi army progress in Tikrit
Islamic State fighters are proving hard to dislodge from Saddam Hussein's home town.
Sen. Ted Cruz says same-sex marriage rulings are 'a real danger to our liberty'
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz voiced his opinion on federal judges reversing voter-approved same-sex marriage bans in an interview on Monday.
Kind man leaves huge tip so his waiter can get dental care
Brian Maixner, a waiter from Doo-Dah Diner in Wichita, Kansas has several missing teeth and suffers from tooth decay. The single father would love nothing more than to have his teeth repaired, but sadly cannot afford any dental work. Still, Maixner goes to work happily each day and never fails to flash customers with a big smile.
Islamic scholar and sheikh tells female Lebanese TV host to 'shut up' [VIDEO]
Lebanese television host Rima Karaki had a tense interview with London-based Islamic scholar and sheikh Hani Al-Siba'i in a video published last week.