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Helping the children suffering this terrible, preventable disease tightening its grip on Ethiopia
Recent flooding in Ethiopia has led to the spread of contaminated water and, as a result, a spike in Acute Watery Diarrhea. Hundreds of children and women have been hospitalised in recent weeks. World Vision's Kebede Gizachew travelled to one of the areas worst hit by the epidemic.
Sudanese-born bodybuilder killed 1, injured 6 in Tennessee church shooting
Melanie Crow Smith (39), a married mother of two, was killed during the attack and Samson â a bodybuilder born in Sudan â was arrested at the scene.
'Acid attack' in east London injures six
Six people were believed to have been injured on Saturday after a group of males reportedly sprayed a noxious substance in a number of attacks in an area around a shopping centre in east London, police said.
Leonardo DiCaprio pledges $20 million to help combat climate change
During the Yale Climate Conference held at Yale University in New, Haven, Connecticut, Oscar-winning actor and philanthropist Leonardo DiCaprio announced that he will donate over $20 million in grants to non-profit organizations working to fight climate change.
Iran defies Trump and tests new ballistic missile
Iran has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) which it displayed at a military parade on Friday, state media reported on Saturday.
Could Pakistan's blasphemy laws be getting even harsher?
The head of a new Pakistani Islamist party that lionizes the killer of a provincial governor said it would take its rallying cry of "death to blasphemers" to next year's general election, after its surprisingly strong showing in a recent vote.
'Heal our land', Christians pray as violence flares in Cameroon
This follows a bomb attack in Bamenda city on Thursday. According to local media, the blast injured three police officers.
Russian Pentecostal pastor seeks political asylum in Germany
An evangelical Christian pastor from Russia has described how he has fled his homeland to seek political asylum in Germany because he says he fears being imprisoned as a terrorist.
Nigeria is failing to protect Christian farmers from Fulani attacks, says major new report
the report also warns that herders' attacks on farmers have 'spawned dangerous political and religious conspiracy theories'.
Call for servant leadership in Africa and 'zero tolerance for corruption'
Africa was starved of good leadership, Jerry Gana told the African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) forum.
Resurrection of devastated Iraqi town of Karamles offers signs of hope
Christian families are starting to return to the devastated Iraq town of Karamles and weekly church services have started again.
United Nations to investigate ISIS war crimes in Iraq
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously voted to investigate ISIS' crimes against humanity and possible genocide in Iraq.
How a Ugandan judge cracked a billion-dollar corruption ring
Lady Justice Bamugemereire was a judge in the anti-corruption division of the High Court in Uganda. Her commission uncovered a $2.5bn racket to syphon money away from a major roadbuilding project.
Mexico quake rescue efforts continue amid political recriminations
As the arduous search through mountains of debris continued, signs of exhaustion crept in following Tuesday's 7.1 magnitude quake that killed at least 282 people.
Hurricane Maria devastates Puerto Rico, kills at least 35 in Caribbean
The second major hurricane to rage through the Caribbean this month, Maria has killed at least 32 people and devastated several small islands, including St Croix in the US Virgin Islands and Dominica.
Church collapse kills 11 including baby in Mexico earthquake tragedy
During a child's baptism, 11 members of one family died including the two-month-old girl being christened when the roof of a church collapsed during the major earthquake which struck central Mexico on Tuesday.