World News Update, what you need to know

Aid has began arriving in Vanuatu as the tiny Pacific nation struggles to uncover the devastation wrought by what could be one of the region's worst ever storms.

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RIO DE JANEIRO - The death toll from a tour bus's horrific plunge into a densely wooded ravine in southern Brazil has risen to 54.

CILACAP, Indonesia - Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will get another visit from their families as the prime minister tries to keep open the diplomatic channels with Indonesia to stop their executions.

WASHINGTON - The Vatican's envoy to the United Nations in Geneva has endorsed military action against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

DOUMA, Syria - At least 26 people including seven children have been killed and more than 100 wounded in Syrian government air strikes near Damascus.

LAHORE, Pakistan - Ten people have been killed and more than 50 injured when two Taliban suicide bombers attacked churches in Pakistan, sparking mob violence in which two other suspected militants died.

LOS ANGELES - The teenager accused of firing the fatal bullet into the back of Australian baseball player Chris Lane as he jogged along an Oklahoma street wants the words "thrill kill", "bored" and "thugs" banned from next month's murder trial.