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Oregon shooting: Grief counsellors welcome students back to Roseburg college
President Obama plans to visit Roseburg on Friday to meet privately with families of the victims.

Hurricane Joaquin's fury: South Carolina rains worst in a thousand yearsâgovernor
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said the rains that have been hammered South Carolina over the weekend are the worst.

Tsipras: Greece has to have debt relief if it's to recover
Greece's budget sticks strictly to international bailout targets in a new spirit of cooperation.

Guns killed more Americans than AIDS, war, terrorism, drug overdose combined
In light of the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon that resulted in the death of nine people, President Barack Obama made a challenge to the media Thursday.

Catholic healthcare group defends refusal to provide abortion services to women
Trinity Health Corporations, one of the largest Catholic health systems in the US, is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for its refusal to provide abortion to women at its facilities.

Miracles in mission: Tearfund's Matthew Frost on loving his neighbour and trusting God
It is the kind of miracle the world's poor need today - the ability to multiply a few pennies into hundreds and thousands of pounds. And it is happening right now among some of the world's most deprived communities in countries such as Ethiopia, thanks to the Christian relief and development agency, Tearfund.

World Bank: Poverty really can be over â and there's not far to go
By the end of this year, for the first time in history, less than 10 per cent of the world's population will be living in extreme poverty.

California school massacre foiled as cops arrest 4 students with detailed kill plans
Four students at a California high school were arrested Friday after the police found a detailed mass shooting plan that included the names of the target victims.

Oregon shooting prompts Hillary Clinton to come out for gun control
Hillary Clinton has said she will seek to employ new gun control measures to curb gun violence if she is elected as US President.

Three Indian evangelists arrested for trying to show Jesus film
Complaints by members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a right-wing nationalist organisation, led to their arrest under anti-conversion laws.

Why an obscure Eritrean priest might beat Pope Francis and Angela Merkel to the Nobel Peace Prize
Father Mussie Zerai has been nominated for helping to save the lives of thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Israelis stabbed, Palestinian teen shot as Jerusalem violence escalates
Violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank has escalated after Israelis were stabbed in two separate attacks a Palestinian was killed in clashes with Israeli troops.

Indonesia: Two women arrested after hugging in public
Two women have been arrested by Sharia police in Aceh, Indonesia on suspicion of being lesbians after hugging in public.

Mosul churches being used as slaughterhouses by ISIS
Ancient churches in Mosul have been used as slaughterhouses by Islamic State militants in Iraq, it has emerged.

Violent attacks against Christians in Bangui leave hundreds dead
Sectarian violence against Christians has broken out in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), claiming between 100-200 lives, before the election on 18 October according to CSW.

Archbishop of Canterbury launches review of sex abuser bishop case
The Archbishop of Canterbury has commissioned an independent review into how the Church of England responded to abuse allegations against the disgraced former Bishop of Gloucester Peter Ball.