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Belgian rapist will be euthanised this week

A Belgian convicted rapist and murderer who won the right to die in a landmark ruling last year will be euthanised this week.

Turkey: First church to be built since collapse of the Ottoman Empire

The Islamic government of Turkey has agreed that the first church can be built in the country in over 90 years, since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1923.

Cologne Cathedral to turn out lights in protest against anti-Islam marches

Cologne Cathedral will turn out its lights this evening in protest against the anti-Islamisation marches gaining momentum across Germany.

Afghan president queries US troops exit deadline

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that the United States might want to "re-examine" the timetable for removing the remaining US-led coalition troops in the country.

Missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501: divers resume search for wreckage

Indonesian navy divers took advantage of calmer waters on Monday to resume efforts to identify suspected wreckage from a missing Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet with no signal detected yet from the black box recorders.

Islamic State seize control of Damascus suburb

Islamist fighters seized a suburb east of Damascus on Sunday after driving out a smaller rival insurgent group in deadly clashes, a monitoring group said.

Human Trafficking: Italy's second 'ghost ship' rescue prompts EU pledge on migrants

A cargo ship abandoned by its crew with 359 Syrian refugees on board was towed ashore in Italy on Saturday in the second such rescue this week, prompting calls for stronger European Union action in the face of new tactics by human traffickers.

At least 15 dead in suspected Boko Haram bus attack

At least 15 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on a bus in northern Cameroon, a senior local security official and a businessman said on Saturday.

British nurse with Ebola 'no longer critically ill'

The British nurse being treated for Ebola in London is no longer in a critical condition, her hospital has confirmed.

Boko Haram accused of abducting 40 boys and young men in northeast Nigeria

Gunmen abducted 40 boys and young men from a remote village in northeast Nigeria in a raid that residents and a security source blamed on Boko Haram.

3 killed after holiday soup sparks fire

Pope Francis calls for unity in fight against human trafficking

The theme of the New Year's Mass led by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica was "No Longer Slaves, but Brothers and Sisters."

Mother who bravely refused cancer treatment to save unborn son dies on New Year's Eve

'Tips for Jesus' leaves record $11,000 in Phoenix

The mysterious giver known as "Tips for Jesus" left his largest tip yet at a Phoenix bar on Saturday.

23-yr-old man decapitates mother over chores

A Florida man has been charged with first-degree murder after police say he decapitated his mother with an axe on New Years Eve.

After 46 church members die in AirAsia crash, pastor says 'Don't ask why'

Churches in Surabaya, Indonesia lost dozens of members in the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash on Sunday, but their pastors urged believers not to lose faith.