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- Prosecutor in Argentina bombing inquiry found dead
Last week, special prosecutor Nisman accused President Kirchner of agreeing not to punish at least two former Iranian officials in the case of a 1994 bombing at a Jewish center in Buenos Aires.
- Israeli strike kills Hezbollah men in Syria, risking retaliation
Sources in Beirut say among the dead is Jihad Moughniyah, son of Hezbollah's former military chief. Hezbollah, fighting alongside Assad's forces in Syria, has warned of eventual retaliation.
- Dozens kidnapped, injured in two Boko Haram attacks
On Sunday the Nigerian militant group killed four people in a suicide bombing in Nigeria, and kidnapped dozens of children and herders in Cameroon.
- Record millions greet Pope in rainy Manila
"Even if we were soaked by the rain, we feel fine," said one of the estimated 6 million people who gathered in the streets of Manila, Phillippines, on the last day of Pope Francis' pilgrimage to Asia.
- Where should Charlie Hebdo attackers be buried?
French officials are worried the grave sites of the Charlie Hebdo attackers could become a shrine for extremists.
- Fire shuts down English Channel tunnel Saturday
A fire in a truck being transported through the Channel Tunnel shut down all travel between France and England Saturday.
- Second round of flogging of Saudi blogger delayed
Raif Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam on a liberal blog he founded.
- Teen arrested in UK for Playstation and Xbox attacks
The 18-year-old man, who was not identified, was arrested on suspicion of unauthorized access to computer material and threats to kill.
- Pope defends church teaching against contraception
Pope Francis made his remarks during a rally in Manila Friday as he began his first official visit to the Philippines.
- Police arrest suspects across Europe in rush to minimize terror threat
A day after police killed two terror suspects in eastern Belgium, a bomb scare forced the evacuation of the busy Gare de l'Est train station in Paris, and Secretary of State Kerry joined French President Hollande in a visit to the sites of last week's attacks.
- Belgium police kill two in shootout during counterterror raid
The raid took place in the eastern Belgian city of Verviers. Officials say the raid foiled a potential terror attack on law enforcement.
- UN message to Israelis, Palestinians: Stop downward spiral
Saying the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has 'dashed any immediate hope for a return to peace talks,' UN officials are asking Israel to transfer tax revenues and both sides not to exacerbate divisions.
- 19,000 French websites hit by cyberattack since Paris terror assaults, official says
The attacks, which appear to have involved mostly relatively minor denial-of-service attacks, have hit sites as varied as military regiments to pizza shops.
- Pope on Charlie Hebdo: 'You cannot insult the faith of others'
Pope Francis said Thursday there are limits to freedom of expression, especially when insulting religion.
- US, Iran hopeful on speeding up nuclear talks to meet March target
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif met Wednesday a day before negotiators from Iran, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, and Germany are to resume nuclear talks.
- Sierra Leone predicts no new Ebola cases by March end
Sierra Leone's president also predicted that the West African country – even as the country registered 19 new Ebola cases over a 24-hour period – would be Ebola-free by World Health Organization standards by May.
- Italy's President Napolitano resigns as promised, challenge on for next
Napolitano's resignation on Wednesday will test Premier Matteo Renzi's ability to unite his own party without alienating opposition support for electoral reform.
- AirAsia fuselage found in Java Sea, officials say
The plane carrying 162 people disappeared from radar on Dec. 28 less than halfway into a two-hour flight from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore.
- Pope Francis visits Sri Lanka in symbolic show of solidarity in war-torn country
Thousands of people waving the white and yellow Vatican flags welcomed Pope Francis to northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
- France detains 54 for defending terror since Paris attacks
Like many European countries, France has strong laws against hate speech and especially anti-Semitism in the wake of the Holocaust.