
Five killed and more than 50 people injured including children hurt in stampede after strong earthquake in China
Children  were trampled underfoot as they tried to flee their school during the  panic after the magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck Sichuan province,  western China.  
Japan earthquake collapses homes, causes injuries
A  strong earthquake late Saturday struck a mountainous area of central  Japan that hosted the 1998 winter Olympics, knocking down at least 10  homes in a ski resort town and injuring more than 20 people, officials  said.  The magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck near Nagano.  
Ukraine crisis: Lavrov warns over Russia 'regime change' goal
Western  sanctions against Russia over its role in Ukraine are aimed at forcing  regime change in Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.  Speaking to foreign policy advisers in Moscow, Mr Lavrov referred to  calls for sanctions "that will destroy the economy and cause public  protests".  On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin said Moscow must guard against a  "colour revolution".  
Internet data plan back on political agenda
UK:  A law forcing firms to hand details to police identifying who was using  a computer or mobile phone at a given time is to be outlined by Theresa  May.  The home secretary said the measure would improve national security.  Under the Anti-Terrorism and Security Bill, providers would have to hold  on to data linking devices to users.  
Netanyahu: 'Jewish State bill' reflects values I support
How  can people who support the concept of two-states for two-people be  opposed to a law designating Israel as the Jewish homeland, Prime  Minister Binyamin Netanyahu asked at the...cabinet meeting where he  brought...the controversial "Jewish state bill" to a vote.  “People ask who needs this bill; we have managed 66 years without it,”  Netanyahu said. “And I ask, who needs the basic law: Human Dignity and  Liberty, we managed 45 years without it.  
Iran says nuclear deal 'impossible' by November 24 deadline: ISNA
Iran  says it will not be possible by a November 24 deadline to reach a  comprehensive deal with world powers aimed at resolving the stand-off  over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, the Iranian Students News Agency ISNA  reported on Sunday.  
Pipe bomb thrown at police in capital injures east Jerusalem resident
A  pipe bomb was thrown at a police force securing the Shuafat refugee  camp which sits just north of Jerusalem's historic Old City in the  northeastern part of the capital.  
Praising Allah at the National Cathedral
Recently,  I had the privilege to visit the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  Someone asked me, "What were you doing there?" My response: "Worshiping  Jesus Christ."  
37 homes collapse, dozens injured in Japan quake
Helicopter  surveys on Sunday showed more extensive damage than earlier thought  from an overnight earthquake in the mountainous central Japan area that  hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics.  
Lavrov accuses West of seeking 'regime change' in Russia
Foreign  Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Saturday of trying to use  sanctions imposed on Moscow in the Ukraine crisis to seek "regime  change" in Russia.  
Ferguson grand jury decision unlikely this weekend, sources say
The  grand jury considering whether to indict the Ferguson police officer  who shot and killed teenager Michael Brown is unlikely to meet and  render a decision this weekend, sources told Fox News on Saturday.  Those same sources say it is likely the grand jury will wait until  Monday to reconvene.  
US 'to expand' 2015 Afghanistan combat role
US  troops in Afghanistan will be allowed to target Taliban fighters in  Afghanistan from 2015, US officials say, expanding their role after the  end of major combat operations.  Guidelines approved by President Barack Obama will also provide air  support for Afghan missions, US media report.  
Concerned about nuclear pact, Israel weighs action against Iran: Jerusalem Post
The  nuclear pact being negotiated between Iran and world powers is  unpalatable to Israel, and may hasten the prospect of a military  confrontation with Tehran, The Jerusalem Post reported on Saturday.  As the globe's six big nuclear powers inch toward a Nov. 24 deadline to  strike a comprehensive deal with Iran, sources within Israel's  government told the publication that the proposal to curb Tehran's  nuclear ambitions would all but guarantee the standoff would continue  
Kenya bus attack: Al-Shabab 'wants religious war'
The  slaughter of 28 people on a bus in Kenya is a bid to start a religious  war, a senior adviser to President Uhuru Kenyatta has told the BBC.  Abdikadir Mohammed called on Kenyans of "all faiths and creeds" to stand  together against the "heinous crimes".