Shianee Mamanglu-Regala

U.N. chief defends release of LGBT stamps, dismisses objections from 86 countries

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has dismissed calls by UN member countries to withdraw UN's first LGBT stamps, which the organisation has been promoting as part of the global campaign to promote freedom and equality.
$Netanyahu tells LGBT members in Israel: \'Every man was created in image of God\'$
Netanyahu tells LGBT members in Israel: 'Every man was created in image of God'

In a rare appearance in the legislature, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support for the LGBT community during Knesset's first designated LGBT Rights Day on Tuesday.
$Egypt court slaps 5-year prison terms on 4 Christian teens for \'laughing\' in mockery of Muslim prayers$
Egypt court slaps 5-year prison terms on 4 Christian teens for 'laughing' in mockery of Muslim prayers

An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced three Christian teenagers to five years in prison for contempt of Islam after they were seen mocking Muslim prayers in a video.
ISIS could use drones to bomb major sports events in Europe, U.S., intel experts warn

Intelligence experts are warning that drone attacks could be used by terror groups like the Islamic State (ISIS and Al-Qaeda to target major sporting events in Europe and the U.S.
Indian villages prohibit girls and single women from owning mobile phones

In some villages in India, owning a cell phone is prohibited - at least for girls and single women.
$Pope Francis praises Italy\'s leading abortion rights proponent, draws flak from church traditionalists, pro-life advocates$
Pope Francis praises Italy's leading abortion rights proponent, draws flak from church traditionalists, pro-life advocates

Pope Francis has recently surprised church traditionalists and pro-life advocates after he praised a top abortion promoter and even dubbed her as one of nation's "forgotten greats.''
ISIS launching more attacks, gaining more advantage despite sustained Russian airstrikes, experts say

Russian airstrikes are doing more harm than good in Syria allowing the Islamic State (ISIS) to have more room to maneuver and reposition its fighters, according to the IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Center.
Muslim woman who eloped with Christian man and embraced Jesus killed by her own family in Egypt honour killing

A Muslim woman divorcee whose romance to a Christian man prompted her to convert to Christianity was killed by members of her family in Tamia, Egypt in yet another case of honour killing.
Another African nation declares itself an Islamic state, sparking public protests

President Yahya Jammeh has recently declared the nation of Gambia as an Islamic state.
U.N. pushes countries to prioritise LGBT rights, abortion as part of its global plan

The United Nations is urging countries to prioritise LGBT rights and to include abortion as part of the grand plan to tackle the global humanitarian crisis.
Coalition airstrikes destroy over $500-M ISIS cash reserves, 20 kilogrammes of gold

Coalition fighter jets and drones have reportedly destroyed more than $500 million cash reserves and 20 kilograms of gold during airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria.
$ISIS bid to arm itself with \'dirty bomb\' seen as nuke scientist surveillance video found in terrorist\'s possession$
ISIS bid to arm itself with 'dirty bomb' seen as nuke scientist surveillance video found in terrorist's possession

A top Belgian nuclear scientist appears to have been secretly monitored by the terror group Islamic State (ISIS) after a surveillance footage of him was found in the possession of a suspect linked to the Nov. 13 Paris bombers.