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Aleppo: At least nine dead after Syrian Army air strike 'targeted school'
A group monitoring the Syrian war said at least nine people including five children were killed in a Syrian army air strike that hit a school in a rebel-held area of the country's second city Aleppo on Sunday, though the army denied the report.
Pope calls Armenian massacre 'first genocide of the 20th century'
The deaths of up to 1.5 million Armenians under Ottoman rule constituted "the first genocide of the 20th century", Pope Francis said yesterday, in a statement that is likely to sour relations with Turkey.
Iraq's leader to seek arms to fight ISIS on US visit
Iraq's prime minister will seek President Barack Obama's help to acquire billions of dollars in drones and other US arms to fight Islamic State during a US visit next week, a senior Iraqi official said.
'ISIS' gunmen attack South Korea embassy in Tripoli, two guards killed
Unidentified gunmen fired shots at the South Korean embassy in Tripoli on Sunday killing two local security guards, a South Korean official in Seoul said.
Greece: Orthodox Church offers up property to raise funds for country's debt
The head of Greece's Orthodox Church said on Saturday it was willing to put property it owns up for development to help raise money to repay the country's debt.
Missing teen Anjelica 'AJ' Hadsell's family ask for prayer after remains positively identified
Remains found in the search for 18-year-old Anjelica "AJ" Hadsell were positively identified on Friday.
Another Catholic priest murdered in Mexico
Another Roman Catholic priest was found dead in Mexico this week, leading to increased protests over violence in the country.
Nigeria: voting begins for state governors
Nigerians have once again gone to the polls for the final stage of the country's elections, two weeks after former-president Goodluck Jonathan was unseated by Muhammadu Buhari.
US expands intelligence sharing with Saudis in Yemen operation
The United States is expanding its intelligence-sharing with Saudi Arabia to provide more information about potential targets in the kingdom's air campaign against Houthi militias in Yemen, US officials told Reuters.
Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to death
An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other senior members of the group to death for inciting chaos and violence, a judge said in a televised session on Saturday.
Islamic State attacks Iraqi provincial capital
Islamic State militants attacked the capital of Iraq's vast Anbar province on multiple fronts on Friday, seizing two areas on the city outskirts in a setback for a government campaign to retake the desert terrain.
White House supports petition against 'gay conversion therapies'
President Barack Obama has expressed support for a petition that calls for a prohibition on 'conversion' therapies that attempt to convert individuals with homosexual tendencies.
Nigerian immigrant accepted into all eight Ivy League schools: 'Prayer brought him to where he is today,' says mother
An immigrant family living in New York is celebrating after their 17-year-old son was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools, in addition to five other colleges.
Illinois tornado victim says it was 'grace of God' she survived
'By the grace of God': 7 injured, 1 dead after tornado levels Illinois town
Pope Francis pays tribute to victims of Armenian genocide
20 Armenian Catholic bishops will attend a Mass at St Peter's on Sunday to remember the Armenian genocide, which began 100 years ago this month.
Lauren Hill death: Cancer claims life of courageous NCAA player
College athlete and outspoken Christian Lauren Hill succumbed to brain cancer early Friday morning