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April 18, 2016

The Latest: Ecuador VP: Quake toll hits 77 dead, 578 injured

The Latest on the earthquake in Ecuador.

April 18, 2016

Japanese seek 'holy water' at quake-damaged Shinto shrine

A 1,700-year-old Shinto shrine in southern Japan remains a place of moral support after two deadly earthquakes struck the region, despite being heavily damaged itself.

April 18, 2016

Pope Francis speaks of Christian woman killed for her faith

Pope Francis says one of the refugees he met on the Greek island of Lesbos was the Muslim widower of a Syrian Christian woman killed by extremists for refusing to renounce her faith.

April 18, 2016

German police keeping open mind in Sikh temple blast probe

Police in the western city of Essen say they are keeping an open mind about the reasons for an apparently deliberate explosion at a Sikh temple that injured three people late Saturday.

April 18, 2016

Pope makes provocative trip to Greece as EU deports migrants

Pope Francis is known for his symbolic gestures, but even by Franciscan standards, his visit to a Greek refugee detention center as the European Union implements a controversial deportation plan is as provocative as any he has undertaken.

April 18, 2016

Plucked from the uncertainty of Lesbos: 12 Syrian refugees

Pope Francis says his gesture is "a drop of water in the sea" of Europe's migration crisis.

April 18, 2016

Explosion injures 3 at Sikh temple in western Germany

German police say three people have been injured in an apparently deliberate explosion at a Sikh temple in the western city of Essen.

April 18, 2016

The Latest: Lesbos: Migrant boat stopped ahead of pope visit

The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to the Greek island of Lesbos (all times local): 09:35 a.m.

April 18, 2016

Iraqi lawmakers launch new bid to oust parliament speaker

Iraqi lawmakers have gathered at parliament in defiance of the speaker, saying they have enough votes to replace him after he postponed a session.

April 18, 2016

German, French foreign ministers in Libya in show of support

The German and French foreign ministers are on a joint visit to Libya to demonstrate the international community's support for the country's new U.N.-brokered unity government.