World

156 children buried in five days after Sierra Leone Ebola outbreak

The devastation of the Ebola virus throughout western Africa is evidenced by the high number of bodies buried at King Tom cemetery in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

New Yorker who sent $67K to Al Qaeda gets 15 years

An American citizen who sent nearly $70,000 to Al-Qaeda was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday.

Teen says 'trigger word' caused him to kill math teacher

Philip Chism revealed further details regarding the killing of his math teacher during a hearing on Friday in Salem Superior Court.

32-yr-old dies after three-day gaming binge

A Taiwanese man was found dead on January 8 inside of an internet cafe in Kaohsiung city.

College athlete dies after falling asleep while chewing gum

A California University of Pennsylvania student was found dead on Sunday, and initial reports indicate that chewing gum could have contributed to the cause of death.

Priest defies bishop's order to return to ISIS-controlled Iraq

Iraqi PM says country 'almost on our own' against ISIS

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi criticised the US-led, anti-ISIS coalition in an interview published Wednesday.

ISIS executed 13 teenagers by firing squad for watching football game - reports

Thirteen teenagers in Mosul, Iraq reportedly met a violent death at the hands of an ISIS firing squad last week.

Investigator: AirAsia alarms were 'screaming' before crash

Black box recordings indicate that warning alarms inside AirAsia Flight QZ8501 were "screaming" before the plane crashed into the Java Sea

US military vet joins fight against ISIS: 'I just went online and bought a ticket'

Barack Obama says release of imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini is 'top priority'

President Obama yesterday promised the family of imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini that his release was a "top priority" for the Administration.

Christians driven out of Iraq by Islamic State might return home this year, says Vatican diplomat

Archbishop Giorgio Lingua, Pope Francis' representative in Iraq, says he is cautiously optimistic.

North Korea attacks 'Escape from Camp 14' defector who retracted testimony

Shin Dong-hyuk's retraction of part of his story discredits a UN report into human rights there, its officials say.

PEGIDA leader resigns after posing as Hitler and calling refugees 'scumbags'

Lutz Bachmann appeared in a newspaper sporting a Hitler moustache and haircut.

Japanese Christian held by Islamic State went back to find his friend

Journalist Kenji Goto was captured when he went back to Syria to rescue Haruna Yukawa.

Stoves and fuels sent to thousands of Syrian refugees amid freezing temperatures and snow in Lebanon

Syrian refugees camped out in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley and Gaza want nothing more than a ceasefire between Syria and Lebanon forces, as well as respite from the cold and the snow. But while any ceasfire remains uncertain, Christian Aid wasted no time in helping out the thousands of refugees by providing them with stoves and blankets.