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Survey: Reported Christian "martyr" deaths doubled in 2013
Syria accounts for more than half the reported cases of Christians killed for their faith in 2013, according to annual survey
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U.K. officials study scene of deadly chopper crash
Pave Hawk helicopter slammed into the ground during a low-level training mission, killing four U.S. Air Force crewmembers
Investigators describe footage on Schumacher's helmet cam
Formula One great landed 30 feet outside marked trail after falling face down, striking head on rock in French Alps accident
Dennis Rodman sings "Happy Birthday" to N. Korean leader
Earlier in latest trip to Pyongyang, he sparked controversy in U.S. with remarks about Kenenth Bae, missionary being held in N. Korea
Freight train derails in Canada near Maine; fire at scene
Several cars carrying crude oil, propane leave tracks not far from U.S. border; Dozens of nearby homes evacuated
Spanish pincess charged with tax fraud, money laundering
Case against Princess Cristina, younger daughter of King Juan Carlos, piles further scandal on increasingly unpopular royal family
Border agents find woman hidden in suitcase
Officials say Thai woman was concealed under clothing in large suitcase in car stopped at U.S.-Mexico border
Death of another alleged gang rape victim fuels more anger in India
Teen who reported being gang raped twice by same group of men was set on fire; family accuses police of cover-up
U.S. Air Force helicopter crashes in England; four dead
The Pave Hawk helicopter went down in eastern England in the coastal area of Norfolk County
2004 Miss Venezuela killed in roadside robbery
Monica Spear and Henry Thomas Berry were on vacation with their daughter when they were shot late Monday night on the side of the road near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Pope Francis eliminates “monsignor” honorific for most priests
Vatican said Pope Paul VI also reduced ecclesiastic honorifics, and Francis’ move is simply “a further simplification”
Sochi Olympic security measures: No strange cars
The security lockdown around the southern Russian resort of Sochi has begun amid fears of terrorist attacks
Berlin supermarkets receive banana boxes stuffed with cocaine
German police call mass drug delivery to five supermarkets a "logistical error" by drug smugglers; estimated value of found coke about 6M euro
Global disasters killed more, cost less in 2013
Insurance company says 2013 natural disasters killed about twice as many people than year before but economic cost was $48B lower
Sources say Musharraf heading back into exile
Intelligence official and family member say ex-president to leave Pakistan for medical treatment this month, dodging treason trial
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Isaias continues to weaken as it lashes Southeast with rain and flooding
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Putin relays Iran's position on deal to President Trump
Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
Blanche, other DOJ appointees can take part in political campaigns, memo says
NYPD body camera footage shows aftermath of ICE agent shooting
Russian strikes kill 15 in Ukraine after Trump gets diesel deal with Moscow
Katie Zacharia is Trump's pick for next White House press secretary
