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The Mediterranean cemetery: why the migrant problem might be too big to solve
The Mediterranean cemetery: why the migrant problem might be too big to solve

Migrants are dying in hundreds, but just re-starting the rescue missions isn't the answer.

Justin Welby: \'Islamic State is deeply evil\'
Justin Welby: 'Islamic State is deeply evil'

The Archbishop of Canterbury described Islamic State as "deeply evil", after news broke that 30 Christians had been killed by the jihadist group in Libya.

Saudi air strike in Yemen destroys Oxfam warehouse containing relief supplies
Saudi air strike in Yemen destroys Oxfam warehouse containing relief supplies

A strike by Saudi Arabian forces demolished the Oxfam facility.

Yemen\'s Houthi leader accuses Saudi Arabia of seeking to invade
Yemen's Houthi leader accuses Saudi Arabia of seeking to invade

The leader of Yemen's Iranian-allied Houthi militia accused Saudi Arabia on Sunday of plotting to seize the country, in a fiery speech suggesting he was in no mood to compromise despite more than three weeks of Saudi-led bombing.

EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis after hundreds drown in Mediterranean
EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis after hundreds drown in Mediterranean

As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, raising pressure on Europe to face down anti-immigrant bias and find money for support.

VIDEO: Islamic State shoots and beheads 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya

A video purportedly made by Islamic State and posted on social media sites on Sunday appeared to show militants shooting and beheading about 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.

ISIS video purports to show execution of 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya
ISIS video purports to show execution of 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya

Islamic State released a video on Sunday purporting to show its militants shooting and beheading about 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.

Iraq: More than 90,000 people flee violence in Anbar province
Iraq: More than 90,000 people flee violence in Anbar province

More than 90,000 people have fled their homes in Anbar province where Islamic State militants have been gaining ground over the past week.

Pope Francis appeals for international action after migrant tragedy
Pope Francis appeals for international action after migrant tragedy

Up to 700 people are feared to have died on Saturday when a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean.

Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya
Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya

As many as 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, a United Nations official said on Sunday.

Iraqi forces retake major oil refinery from Islamic State
Iraqi forces retake major oil refinery from Islamic State

Iraqi forces retook most of the country's largest refinery from Islamic State on Saturday, officials said, reversing gains by the militants who seized parts of the sprawling complex in northern Iraq this week.

Wife of imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini says captors want him to denounce Christ
Wife of imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini says captors want him to denounce Christ

Naghmeh Abedini, wife of imprisoned American pastor Saeed Abedini, described the increased persecution her husband has faced in recent days in a statement released through the ACLJ.

German cardinal calls Church leaders who support divorced and remarried Catholics \'heretics\'
German cardinal calls Church leaders who support divorced and remarried Catholics 'heretics'

A German cardinal criticised Church leaders who allow divorced and remarried Catholics to take Communion in an interview published Tuesday.

Pakistan: Gunmen open fire at Catholic school in Lahore
Pakistan: Gunmen open fire at Catholic school in Lahore

Two masked gunmen opened fire outside a Catholic school in Lahore on Friday morning, injuring one student and two security guards.

Afghanistan: suicide bomb kills 33, injures more than 100
Afghanistan: suicide bomb kills 33, injures more than 100

A suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad killed 33 people and injured more than 100 outside a bank where government workers collect salaries.

Islamic State blast kills three outside US consulate in Iraq\'s Kurdish capital
Islamic State blast kills three outside US consulate in Iraq's Kurdish capital

A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State killed three people outside the US consulate in Erbil on Friday .