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7-yr-old is sole survivor of plane crash; family says the lost 'rest in God's arms'

Lebanon's refugee crisis sparks border clampdown

The country is being overwhelmed by people fleeing wars in Syria and Iraq.

Hundreds of refugees evicted from Johannesburg church

Central Methodist Church will no longer provide accommodation to destitute Zimbabweans.

Save the Children to investigate how UK nurse got Ebola

The charity Save the Children said on Monday it would leave no stone unturned to find out how a British nurse contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone.

Egypt's president urges Muslim 'religious revolution' to combat Islamist ideology

Imams are "responsible before Allah" for teaching peace and moderation, says President al-Sisi.

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.