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At least 332 dead after strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran

At least 332 people were killed in Iran and Iraq when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the region yesterday, according to state media in the two countries, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area.

'We choose life': Hundreds of Sutherland Springs mourners gather for emotional first Sunday service since attack

Hundreds of worshippers and mourners gathered yesterday in the tiny town of Sutherland Springs for the first Sunday service since a gunman stormed the First Baptist Church and killed 26 people in the worst mass shooting in Texas history.

Samsung W2018 specs rumors: Live images of flagship flip phone leaked online

Pictures of the device known as the Samsung W2018 were posted by Chinese phone tipster MMDDJ on Twitter. The images show a premium design with metal unibody casing and a glass likely similar to other Galaxy flagships. It appears to have a single rear camera with fingerprint sensor placed next to the camera module.

OnePlus 5T specs, release news: Device unboxed unofficially ahead of launch

The photos, which also circulated on Reddit and Twitter, confirm that OnePlus did go with a "bezel-light" design. It removed the home button, moved the fingerprint sensor, a at the back of the devicend retained the good old 3.5mm headphone jack.

Why Niger and Mali's cattle herders turned to jihad

Why did one Fulani herdsman lead dozens of militants allied to Islamic State in a deadly assault against allied U.S.-Niger forces, killing four soldiers from each nation last month, an incident that prompted a Pentagon probe?

Forty Conservative MPs ready to oust May - Sunday Times

Forty members of parliament from Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party have agreed to sign a letter of no-confidence in her, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.

Remembrance Sunday: the War Poets and the legacy of their traumatised souls

Poems in Dottyville â how two traumatised soldiers changed our perceptions of "glory" and "patriotic death"

Putin and Trump talk Syria, election meddling at brief meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed a statement on Syria during a brief meeting at a summit in Vietnam on Saturday and Putin again dismissed allegations of meddling in last year's U.S. election.

Nine Christians shot dead in Nigeria in suspected Fulani attack

Nine Christians were shot dead in Plateau State, Nigeria on Tuesday night, by attackers believed to be militant Fulani herdsmen.

Smoke from the Vatican? Not any more as Pope Francis bans cigarettes

Pope Francis is ending the sale of cigarettes in the Vatican, saying the Holy See can not condone something so harmful to people's health.

Apple iPad 2018 specs rumors: Tablet to be remodeled with iPhone X features

Apple's tablet line will undergo a major redesign next year that includes flagship features patrons have first seen in the iPhone X, according to a new report.

OnePlus 5T specs, price news: Handset will not support wireless charging; CEO explains why

Wireless charging is apparently too restricted. OnePlus believes it is not as simple as putting a phone on the pad and letting the battery juice up.

Protestants, Catholics and atheists surge leaving Orthodox trailing, says Pew survey

Orthodox Christians have been declining as a share of the overall Christian population â and the global population â due to far faster growth among Protestants, Catholics and non-Christians, according to a new Pew Research Center report.

Samsung's Galaxy S8 Active release date news: Device officially coming to Sprint and T-Mobile this month

Samsung has reportedly given up on the idea of integrating an in-display fingerprint sensor on the next-generation S smartphone. The succeeding models will likely retain the scanner at the back of the device.

Christian protesters arrested after protest hanging four storeys above minister's building

Two Christian protesters in Australia have been arrested after hanging suspended four storeys above the foreign office minister Julie Bishop in protest at the country's treatment of asylum seekers.