End of remarkable synod sees pontiff beatify Pope Paul VI
While bishops scrapped ground-breaking welcome to gays and divorced couples, hot-button issues still up for debate
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Koreas exchange gunfire along their border
Second such shooting in 10 days highlights rising tensions between North and South Korea stoked by anti-Kim Jong Un leaflets
Turkey balks at arming Kurds against ISIS
A long-simmering rebellion by Kurdish rebels in Turkey makes helping their counterparts fighting extremists in Syria harder
Bear bites off arm of 9-year-old boy at Chinese zoo
Media reports said the attack happened Saturday afternoon at Pingdingshan Hebin Park in Henan province
Russia tennis official blasted for comments on Williams sisters
Shamil Tarpischev suspended and fined after making "bullying" and "sexist" remarks on TV about top American tennis players
Fall foliage 2014
Autumn colors decorate landscapes across the globe
Battered Bermuda cleans up after Hurricane Gonzalo
The storm whipped the British territory for several hours early Saturday, but no deaths or serious injuries were reported
Hometown of kidnapped Nigerian girls hopeful, cautious on cease-fire
News of a cease-fire with the extremist Boko Haram group is making people in Maidguri optimistic "but with caution"
Catholic bishops make final decision on welcoming gays
Hot-button issue debated along with whether divorced and remarried Catholics can receive Communion at synod of bishops
Palestinians want U.N. to vote on Israel withdrawal deadline
Palestinians want Security Council to vote this year on 2016 deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from all Palestinian territories
Boko Haram militants, Nigeria come to cease-fire agreement
The fate of more than 200 schoolgirls missing since earlier this year is still unknown
Amal Clooney named London's most influential woman
George Clooney's wife joined other familiar names like Victoria Beckham and Kate Bush as one of the world's most influential Londoners
Clashes continue as Hong Kong police clear tents from protest zone
Protester: "They are beating up protesters like we're animals"
General: ISIS suffering losses in fight over Syria town
Top U.S. commander in Middle East says fierce fighting over Kobani allowed coalition to take out large numbers of ISIS fighters
Gonzalo sweeps Bermuda with fierce winds, heavy waves
Seven hours of strong winds are expected to batter the island in the worst major hurricane since Hurricane Fabian in 2003, which killed 4 and caused $300 million in damage
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