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Amish girl dodging chemo 'is doing well'
AN AMISH girl with leukemia visited a natural cancer treatment centre in Central America after fleeing the US to avoid having forced chemotherapy.
'Defecating' Virgin Mary sparks anger
SPANISH Roman Catholics have condemned as "grotesque" figurines of a revered Virgin Mary depicted in the act of defecating.
Cops free 17 'human trafficking victims'
BRITISH police rescued 17 men, women and children from exploitation in northern England as part of an investigation into human trafficking.
Surge in Iraq clashes leaves 51 dead
A WAVE of violence on Friday killed 51 people in Iraq, most of whom were kidnapped and shot dead with their corpses abandoned.
Man shot as Black Friday violence erupts
A cop shot the driver of a car that was allegedly dragging a fellow officer, in one of several reports of violence at Black Friday sales across the US.
'Homeless' bishop tests his flock
BREKKIE WRAP: US bishop tests his flock by dressing up as a homeless man outside of their church - only to discover that most of them walked right past him.
Silvio 'paid off bunga bunga girls'
AN ITALIAN court has accused ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi of paying off witnesses in a trial related to his notorious "bunga bunga'' parties.
China scrambles jets in air space
CHINA has scrambled fighter jets to monitor US and Japanese aircraft which entered its new air defence zone, state media said.
'Homeless' bishop dupes churchgoers
A MORMON bishop inadvertently shamed his own congregation when he went undercover as a homeless person to teach them a lesson about compassion.
Push to punish prostitute's johns
FRANCE is debating a bill that would punish those who use prostitutes, sparking fierce debate in a country famed for its liberal attitudes to sex.