• Pope Francis Meets Chilean Miners Ahead of Movie Release: 'Thank You For Having Hope in God'

  The 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 70 days in 2010 met Pope Francis on Wednesday in a visit to the Vatican ahead of the release of a film about their ordeal.

  

• Russian Warships Launch 26 Cruise Missiles on ISIL in Syria from Caspian Sea, Hitting 11 Targets

  Russia launches naval bombardment. The warships has hit 11 targets with 26 Cruise Missiles. The missiles are fired from ships to ISIL in Syria.

  

• Sharp Increase in Migrant Arrivals on Greece's Lesbos Island

  More than 2,500 mainly Syrian and Afghan refugees, soaked and exhausted, reached the Greek island of Lesbos within hours on Wednesday, a sharp rise in the rate of arrivals via the dangerous sea crossing from Turkey.

  

• Facebook Rolls Out 360-Degree Video for News Feed

  Facebook said its news feed for web and Android platform users will now support 360-degree videos.

  

• Egypt's Sisi Pardons 100 Prisoners, Including Al Jazeera Journalists

  Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners including three Al Jazeera television journalists, on Wednesday, a day before he plans to head to the annual United Nations summit of world leaders.