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Fifteen Indians blinded after surgery with suspected infected tools
Fifteen Indians lost their sight after a doctor used suspected infected equipment to remove cataracts at a free eye surgery camp.
Church leaders' outrage at Eric Garner killing verdict
Astonishment and anger expressed at grand jury's decision not to charge officer.
You've heard of foodbanks... now 'Treebanks' are giving poor families Christmas trees
A pioneering project in Cambridgeshire is helping spread some seasonal cheer.
'Black lives and brown lives matter as much as white lives.' New York Mayor speaks as Eric Garner protests continue
Protesters swarmed streets to denounce a New York grand jury's decision to spare a white police officer from criminal prosecution in the choking death of an unarmed black man.
Philippines: Thousands evacuate, shelter in churches as typhoon Hagupit advances
Tens of thousands of people fled coastal villages and landslide-prone areas in the central Philippines.
Kenya: Christians urged to leave northern region following spate of terrorist attacks
Kenyan trade unions have urged non-Muslim public sector workers including teachers and doctors to leave the country's lawless northern region.
Church pastor James Tripp Battle killed in triple murder in Florida; Manhunt underway
According to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, the church's nursery and children's director Amber Avalos was found dead at a residence at 1208 67th St NW in Bradenton along with a third victim, identified as Denise Potter.
Facebook friends could have saved a 1-year-old's life, says devastated mother
Facebook friends could have saved a 1-year-old's life
Obama faces new immigration challenge after 17 states file lawsuit
US President Barack Obama faces a federal lawsuit after 17 states filed a case in a federal court on Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of his executive actions on immigration.
Shell with lines etched half a million years ago is oldest art in the world
New shell art discovery is dated to around half a million years old
Ukraine: Evangelical pastor killed in shelling on way to pray for wounded soldiers
Funds are needed urgently to support the wife and children of a pastor killed in a shell attack in Eastern Ukraine.
Iraqi churches used as Islamic State prisons
Churches in Mosul, Iraq have been used to house prisoners of the Islamic State
India parliamentarian stokes sectarian fears with attack on non-Hindus
Minister levels "illegitimate" jibe at religious minorities.
Protests erupt in New York police chokehold death case
In what are claimed to be echoes of Ferguson, a white police officer will not be charged for the death of an unarmed black man.
Same-sex marriages in Florida could take place as early as January after court ruling
A stay on Florida's gay marriage ban is to be lifted by the end of January 5, the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals has decided.
Civil rights campaigner Rev Al Sharpton calls for Washington march after Eric Garner ruling
Civil rights activist Al Sharpton on Wednesday called for a protest march in Washington following a New York grand jury decision not to indict a white policeman in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man.