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400 rabbis urge Netanyahu to end Palestinian house demolitions

Jewish religious leaders have petitioned Israel's prime minister in support of a reform to planning laws.

Seven amazing TED talks by Christians

Everyone loves a TED talk. Martin Saunders unearths the best ones by Christians.

US lawmakers aim to toughen sanctions against North Korea

Current measures are too weak, campaigners say.

Libya: Government forces push militants back in Benghazi

Islamists are under pressure in the city's port area.

French and German leaders announce new Ukraine peace plan

Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel have flown to Kiev as rebel advances continue.

Son is suspect in murder of pastor and his family

The 19-year-old son of a slain pastor in the Church of the Redeemer Episcopal and his family in Houston, Texas is now the prime suspect in the murder case.

Nigerian forces take back four towns from Boko Haram

Nigeria and its Lake Chad Basin allies pushed Boko Haram out of four more towns in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after a joint allied offensive conducted over the weekend.

AirAsia officials say 6 more bodies have been found

Divers have recovered on Sunday an additional seven bodies from the wreckage of the ill-fated Air Asia Flight QZ8501 in the Java Sea, bringing the number of bodies recovered from the crash site to 84.

Michael Moore likens American Sniper moviegoers to the crowds who went to see Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ

Every movie has its own recipe for success and, for filmmaker Michael Moore, the success of American Sniper in the box office could be attributed to the unique crowd that went to see it in theatres.

Church of Satan says the quiet town of Bolsover is not the Satanist capital of Britain

Both the Church of Satan and the local council of the town of Bolsover have denied that the town has the highest concentration of Satanists in the United Kingdom.