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Belgium terror trial: Sharia4Belgium leader sentenced to 12 years in prisonThe Belgium court sentenced the radical Islamic group Sharia4Belgium's 'charismatic leader, Fouad Belkacem, to 12 years' imprisonment and gave dozens of other members lower sentences.
Attack on Ukrainian bus station kills five, injures nine, ahead of peace talksFighting raged in eastern Ukraine Wednesday ahead of a four-way summit in Belarus with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, later in the day.
More than 300 migrants missing trying to cross Mediterranean, UN agency saysThe UN High Commissioner for Refugees says a four-boat flotilla left Libya, bound for Italy last Saturday.
#CyberCaliphate hacks into Newsweek's twitter accountA pro-ISIS group of hackers has broken into Newsweek's twitter account and posted propaganda.
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn denies knowing women at orgies were prostitutes
Former International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn is accused alongside 13 co-defendants of 'aggravated pimping' in connection with a sex ring at luxury hotels in Paris and Washington.
Malaysia top court upholds oppostion leader Anwar's sodomy verdictMalaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim began a 5-year prison sentence on Tuesday after a court rejected his final appeal against a sodomy conviction, a decision he called a 'murder of judicial independence.' Anwar was accused of sodomizing Saiful Bukhari Azlan, then 23, who was working as an aide in the opposition campaign office in 2008.
Upstart party wins smashing victory in India election, blow to ModiThousands of jubilant supporters of India's Aam Admi Party, or Common Man's Party, beat drums and danced in celebration after a big win in elections to install a state government in the country's capital.
Egypt soccer deaths: the politics behind a sports tragedyThe parties involved in the tragic deaths of 22 soccer fans in Egypt Sunday are political actors as well, from the fan group that played a role in the 2011 uprising to the police eager to show they are back in control.
Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacks neighboring Cameroon and NigerNigeria's Boko Haram pushed their conflict further into neighboring countries with attacks on Cameroon and Niger, abducting more than 30 people including those aboard a packed bus, said residents Monday.
Marseille police shot at by hooded gunmen, prior to French PM visitThe shooting in Marseille happened just as Prime Minister Manuel Valls arrived for a scheduled visit to hail statistics showing a fall in crime in France's second largest city.
EU holds off on new Russian sanctions until Minsk meeting on UkraineThe EU foreign ministers are throwing their weight behind fresh diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Egypt police under scrutiny after soccer riot deathsMore than 20 people were killed Sunday during a riot outside a stadium in Cairo.
- New Greek P.M. promises to heal the 'big wounds of the bailout'
Greece's newly-elected prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has said he will not accept an extension to Greece's current bailout by other European countries, and rejects the "austerity" conditions it has imposed upon Greeks.
Can 4 world leaders end fighting in Ukraine?Four countries hope to draft a plan that would renew September's much-violated Ukraine-Russia peace accord.
Jordan vows to go after ISIS militants 'wherever they are'Jordan has pledged harsh retaliation and said it would intensify strikes on Islamic State group targets. On Saturday, UAE and Jordanian officials announced the United Arab Emirates will participate in airstrikes against ISIS.
TransAsia pilots to retake proficiency testsTaiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration is requiring all 71 of TransAsia Airways' pilots who operate ATR propeller-jets to retake proficiency tests. The requirement comes after Wednesday's crash which killed at least 40 people.
- Vatican sex abuse group contradicts Pope, says it's not OK to spank
A Vatican sex abuse committee recommends that Pope Francis revise his remarks on spanking, given that "millions of children around the world are physically beaten every day."
- Gulf countries denounce Houthi 'coup' in Yemen
The Gulf Cooperation Council issued a statement Saturday calling of the U.N. Security Council to put an end to the Houthi take over of Yemeni state institutions and government.
Nigeria postpones elections, focuses on major offensive against Boko HaramNigeria's electoral commission announced it will postpone elections for six weeks as a multinational force from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Benin, and Niger attempt to secure a large swath of northeast land from Boko Haram.
North Korea tests new anti-ship cruise missileIn a move experts say is intended to up tensions ahead of US and South Korea military drills, North Korea said it had test-fired a new 'ultra-precision' rocket from a naval vessel.
