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S Korean leader urges defectors: Come to 'bosom of freedom'
South Korea's president urges North Koreans to defect, just days after a soldier from the North defected across the heavily policed Demilitarized Zone. READ MOREHawaiian bees are first on US endangered species list
Seven species of yellow-faced bee native to Hawaii are the first bees to be added to the US list of endangered species. READ MOREGeorgia's Orthodox priests protest at Pope's visit
Some Orthodox priests have been protesting at a visit by Pope Francis to Georgia, where the pontiff has been celebrating Mass. READ MORESpain Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez faces key party vote
Spain's opposition Socialists are to hold a vote that may both help end the country's election deadlock and force their leader Pedro Sanchez to quit. READ MORESyria conflict: Aleppo hit air strikes and barrel bombs
The divided Syrian city of Aleppo sees a morning of air attacks, with reports of barrel bombs hitting a hospital put out of action days earlier. READ MOREFormer Power Rangers actor Ricardo Medina pleads not guilty to murder
The 37-year-old denies murdering Joshua Shutter with a sword at their home in January 2015. READ MORETimelapse of Mexico's Colima volcano erupting
Communities nearby were evacuated as Mexico's Colima volcano became more active. READ MORECheetah trade: Nations to suppress social media enticement
Arab nations join forces with African countries in a bid to suppress the illegal live trade in cheetahs, with a special focus on social media. READ MORECalais camp: Unicef urges UK to transfer refugee children
Unicef urges the UK government to speed up the transfer of unaccompanied child refugees to Britain from the "Jungle" camp in Calais READ MORERoy Moore: Alabama top judge ousted over gay marriage stand
Alabama's controversial chief justice is removed from office for defying federal court rulings that legalized same-sex marriage. READ MOREHurricane Matthew is strongest storm in Atlantic in nine years
The most powerful hurricane in the Atlantic for nine years moves towards Jamaica, with wind speeds strong enough to wreck houses and infrastructure. READ MOREMexico: 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons accused of deadly attack
Members of a notorious Mexican drugs cartel have ambushed a military convoy, killing five soldiers and wounding at least 10 others, authorities say. READ MORE
