A Thai man was sentenced to 25 years in prison this week for allegedly posting photos on Facebook that insulted the country\'s monarchy.

A blogger in Bangladesh was killed by a group of men wielding machetes on Monday in the second attack of its kind in the past several weeks in the area.

A major earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea late Sunday, causing tsunami warnings in several Pacific nations. No damages or injuries have been reported from Sunday's quake.

Investigators say they have yet to find a motive in the downing of Germanwings flight 4U 9525 over the French Alps last Tuesday.

Italy's highest court acquitted American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend, Raffele Sollecito, of murder for the killing of her rommate in 2007.

In a surprise verdict, Italy's top court fully acquitted Amanda Knox of the brutal murder of her British flatmate in 2007, annulling her earlier conviction and thus ending a decade of courtroom drama.

Further investigation into the downing of Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 earlier this week suggests the plane\'s co-pilot suffered from a serious illness that he reportedly hid from his employer ahead of the Tuesday crash.

The Islamic State attacked a group of homes belonging to Christian families in the Ninevah province of Iraq this week, reportedly burning them to the ground in their latest persecution of the Christian minority in the Middle Eastern country.

Recovery of the black box from the Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 that crashed into the French Alps earlier this week suggests that the aircraft\'s co-pilot \"intentionally\" crashed the plane into the remote mountainside.

Pope Francis' wish to order a pizza without being recognized was granted by the heavens when a pizza-maker handed him a pie while he was touring through Naples on Sunday.

Hundreds are reportedly flocking to the San Francisco area of Putumayo, Colombia to see an area of dirt and trees left by a recent rock slide that appears to show an image of Jesus\' face.