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New Charlie Hebdo cover depicts Muhammad
The front cover of the first issue of Charlie Hebdo since last week's attack on the magazine features a caricature of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.
Islamic State release photographs of teenage suicide bomber
Photos of a Syrian boy blowing himself up in a suicide attack in Iraq have been released by Islamic State militants.
Islamic State must be wiped out - French defence minister
Islamic State fighters must be wiped out, France's defence minister said on Tuesday, indicating that Paris would not pull back from military operations overseas.
Iraq: Christian forces to defend land against Islamic State
500 Christians in Iraq's Ninevah plains have joined forces to prevent Islamic State from taking more of their lands.
Pakistan must stop supporting militants, says Kerry
Playing extremists off against each other is too dangerous, warns the US secretary of state.
Record numbers of anti-Islamist PEGIDA supporters march through Dresden
Up to 25,000 turned out carrying banners with anti-immigrant slogans.
Israel predicts French Jews will emigrate after Paris shootings
Up to 10,000 may leave France in 2015 because they fear anti-Semitic attacks, an official says.
Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka, urges investigation into Tamil war
"The process of healing also needs to include the pursuit of truth," said Francis at the beginning of his visit.
Pastor shot dead by extremist group in Kenya
Pastor shot dead by gunmen allegedly connected with Somali militant group Al Shabaab
Second child suicide bombing kills 3 and injures 46 people in Nigeria
Child suicide bombers hit Nigeria in deadly weekend attacks
Egyptian sentenced to three years in prison after announcing atheism on Facebook
Egyptian gets three years for atheism
Comet watch: Lovejoy visible to the naked eye over the US in January
Some lucky amateur astronomers in the United States may not have need of telescopes to view Comet Lovejoy in its last couple of weeks of transit.
Church secretary shot dead as he went to church in Mombasa, Kenya
George Karidhimba Muriki, church secretary at the Maximum Revival Center, was killed by gunmen on a motorbike as he entered the church on Sunday.
Why North Korea is the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian
The world's most secretive and oppressive state is run by fear and brutality, writes Mark Woods.
Researchers may have cracked what happened to the people who mysteriously disappeared from Easter Island
Researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand have unearthed evidence that could solve the mystery surrounding the collapse of the native civilisation on Easter Island.
Iraqi Christians who fled Islamic State say they are not angry with God
Living in temporary accommodation and with no idea if they will ever return home, Christians in Kurdistan who fled Islamic State say they do not blame God for their suffering.