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Litvinenko post-mortem was world's most dangerous ever
Ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned with a rare radioactive isotope London in 2006.
Kenya: Christian radio hijacked by possible terrorists
Verses from the Qur'an were played on Hope FM on Tuesday night, in a suspected radio hijack.
Jordan proposes prisoner swap, fate of Kenji Goto unclear
Jordan said on Wednesday it was willing to hand over an Iraqi woman jailed for her role in a 2005 suicide bomb attack.
South Sudan militia free 280 child soldiers
Almost 300 South Sudanese child soldiers surrendered their weapons on Tuesday, in the first step of a planned release of a total of 3,000.
Fear of apocalypse drove parents to kill themselves and family
Benjamin and Kristi Strack spoke of the end of days and final judgment.
Israel strikes Syrian army targets after rockets hit Golan Heights
Air strikes were launched in retaliation for Syrian attacks.
Pro-Russian rebels advancing in Ukraine after truce breached
Rebels have driven Ukraine's army out of two areas of Donetsk.
Kenji Goto says he has 24 hours to live: mother pleads for his life
New video released of Japanese Christian journalist held by Islamic State.
Alabama's only gay legislator threatens to reveal her peers' marital infidelity
An Alabama congresswoman is threatening to reveal other legislators' extramarital affairs to lampoon their alleged commitments to "family values."
Dog that was to be euthanised as owner's dying wish gets second chance
A dog sentenced to die at its deceased owner's request has been given a chance at life by Utah's Best Friends Animal Society.
Judge tells parents they cannot name their child Nutella
Judge renames a child saying it is in the best interests of the child.
Malawi hit by catastrophic floods; emergency aid on its way
More NGOs have sent emergency assistance to flooded areas of Malawi, Africa
Libya: Eight dead as gunmen storm luxury hotel
At least eight people, including five foreigners, were killed when gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Tripoli.
Catholic MP Sarah Teather will join Jesuit Refugee Service on leaving Westminster
The Liberal Democrat MP will become an advocacy adviser for children.
China: Pastor's rights abuses lawsuit rejected in church demolition case
Pastor Huang Yizi remains in prison in Wenzhou, accused of "gathering to assault a state organ".
Archbishop in Niger: 'We must reconstruct hearts and minds' after Charlie Hebdo protests
A Nigerien archbishop has said it's not just the churches that need to be rebuilt after the Charlie Hebdo protests but "hearts and minds" must also be reconstructed.