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New York Mayor says visiting scene of teen’s shooting would 'inflame things' after three days of rioting.

Giant pandas being shown racy movies to raise birth rate.

Pope Francis' spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said discredited accusations 'driven by anti-clerical left-wing ideology'

Saudi Arabia opting more for death by firing squad because of shortage of trained swordsmen.

Traci Lords tells Piers Morgan she was raped in her hometown when she was 10.

Controversial surge in tourism in New Mexico city thanks to AMC's popular show

Tehran masterminding plans to create 100,000-strong militant army, says Israeli intelligence chief Aviv Kochavi.

France and Britain call for arming Syrian rebels to balance battle against Assad.

New pope urges Catholic Church to go back to its gospel foundations in his first public Mass to Cardinals inside Sistine Chapel.

The first batch of freshly-printed pictures of Pope Francis went on sale in souvenir shops around the Vatican on Thursday as eager tourists and pilgrims rushed to buy them for relatives and friends back home.

Oxford professor Derek Penslar claims Israelis should accept Zionist revisionist work.

Cape Winelands set global example for best way to lure customers to pleasures of drinking wine, says Cath Everett

Pope Francis I gets early reminder of urgency of tackling numerous scandals facing Vatican.

Coptic manuscripts in Egypt claim Pontius Pilate saw 'Jesus as an Eagle'.

China's folk singer Peng Liyuan poised to join Jacqueline Kennedy, Raisa Gorbachova, Nancy Regan and Michelle Obama as influential figure.

Sunday People's James Scott becomes first serving editor arrested in phone hacking probe.

Riots break out for third night after vigil breakaway group marches in New York police station.

The Society of Jesus has a long history of missions, education, elitism and dedication to the poor

A man who was on the run after being accused of beating his wife to death with a vacuum cleaner in North Las Vegas has been caught by an FBI-Los Angeles police taskforce.

Myers killed in shootout after killing four people in upstate New York.

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi slams 'sugar daddies' for infecting children with HIV.

Interim President Nicolas Maduro jokes about late Venezuelan leader influencing Jesus to pick Argentinian cardinal.

Italian marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone at centre of escalating diplomatic dispute between India and Italy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a deal for a governing coalition in which a new centrist party will serve as his main partner, a spokeswoman for his right-wing Likud party said on Thursday.

Suicide jumper Cynthia Wachenheim broke fall of baby in her arms.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to form a government with Yair Lapid, Tzipi Livni and Naftali Bennett

Miami hospital records first reported case of woman giving birth after five organ transplant.

Pimp known only as Zhao released on bail because police don't know whether male of female prison is more appropriate.

A Hong Kong doctor who helped to identify the SARS virus ten years ago urges vigilance against a new SARS-like disease that has since killed nine people.