A French soldier on patrol in Paris has been stabbed in the throat by a man believed to be of North-African origin.
There has been a huge increase in anti-Muslim incidents since the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, an inter-faith charity says.
Francis, eschewing some of the grandiose trappings of the papacy in favor of an emphasis on simplicity and modesty, has raised morale, observers say.
England hooker Dylan Hartley could miss the Lions' tour to Australia after being sent off in the Premiership final.
Brazil says it will cancel or restructure almost $900m (£600m) worth of debt owed by African countries, to boost economic ties with the continent.
A patient has played the guitar while undergoing brain surgery in the US, to help surgeons pinpoint where to place electrodes to treat the effects of his Parkinson's disease.
About 100 activists stage Ukraine's first gay pride march in the capital Kiev, describing the event as a "historic" day.
A French soldier patrolling a business area of western Paris was stabbed in the neck on Saturday by a man who quickly fled the scene and was still being sought, a police source said.
YouGov poll shows rise in proportion of people who believe British Muslims pose a threat to democracyNearly two-thirds of people believe there will be a 'clash of civilisations' between British Muslims and white Britons in the wake of the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, a new poll shows.The number of those who believe such a clash is inevitable has increased by 9% from last year.There...
'America's toughest sherrif' was found by federal judge to have systematically singled out Latinos in immigration patrolsA federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.The ruling marks a thorough...

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