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Oscar Pistorius: Shock murder verdict will see him return to jail
South Africa Appeals court overturns previous conviction.
Police swoop on FIFA officials, arrest two in pre-dawn raid
Swiss authorities on Thursday detained two FIFA officials based on arrest requests submitted by the US Department of Justice, Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice said.
State of Texas launches legal bid to block Syrian refugees
A Texas state agency sued the US State Department, a relief agency and others in federal court on Wednesday.
Suspected attackers identified in California mass shooting
14 people died and 17 were wounded at a social services agency holiday event in San Bernardino.
British bombers make first air strikes on Syria after parliament vote
Tornado bombers took off from the RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus and attacked targets in Syria.
British parliament votes to bomb Islamic State in Syria
Parliament voted on Wednesday to launch bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria.
Shooting rampage in California city leaves 14 dead, 14 wounded
Fourteen people were killed at a social service agency in the Southern California city of San Bernardino on Wednesday.
'Violence begets violence': Republican state rep blames Planned Parenthood for Colorado Springs shooting
A Republican state representative is blaming abortion provider Planned Parenthood for the deadly shooting at its Colorado Springs clinic on Nov. 27 that left three dead and nine injured.
California man plays Good Samaritan to shopper less than 24 hours before his death in car accident
A California man who was killed in a car accident is being honored by a woman he helped at a grocery store.
Court dismisses atheists' lawsuit seeking to remove historic vets' memorial monument in Maryland
A Maryland district court has upheld the constitutionality of a veterans memorial monument in Bladensburg, Maryland, junking the lawsuit filed by an atheist group that claimed it violated the Establishment Clause.
Russia says it has proof Turkey involved in Islamic State oil trade
Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq.
Mike Huckabee tells Obama: 'Radical Islamic terrorism is a much greater threat than a sunburn'
It is no secret that Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is not satisfied with the performance of current President Barack Obama, and this time, he is criticizing him for being a "weather-obsessed meteorologist-in-chief" rather than a stern leader focused on the fight against global terrorism.
Christmas celebration banned in Italian school, prompting PM to slam headmaster
Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi is not happy with the decision made by the headmaster of Garofani comprehensive school in the small town of Rozzano to ban Christmas concerts and carols this year in the name of multiculturalism.
Ted Cruz fires back at 'condom police' Democrats for creating phony GOP 'war on women'
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said on Monday that he has no plans to restrict access to birth control and accused the Democratic party for creating a phony "war on women."
Natalie Grant talks about the blessing of motherhood, recalls fertility struggles
It has been eight years since Christian singer Natalie Grant first experienced the joys of motherhood. Looking at her now with three beautiful young girls in tow, it is hard to imagine that she was once told that she will never become a mother.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg writes baby Max: 'We're giving away $45B to charity to make our world a better place'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is over the moon because of the arrival of his baby girl named Max, and to honor her birth, he and his wife Priscilla Chan have offered to donate almost all of their wealth - roughly around $45 billion - to charity.