Shianee Mamanglu-Regala

European parliament leaders call for end to Western silence on worldwide persecution of Christians

Leaders of the European Parliament (EP) said Wednesday that the persecution of Christians in many parts of the world gets less attention despite blatant attacks hurled against them mostly by Islamic extremists.
Predominantly Catholic Slovakia set to welcome 149 Christian refugees fleeing Islamic extremism in Iraq

Amid the growing refugee crisis in Europe, Slovakia is extending its hand by giving asylum to 149 Christians who live in Iraq and are threatened by extremism.
General lectures Obama: Never in history of warfare has it been shown that warmer air causes wars

Retired Army Gen. Bob Scales said Tuesday he is concerned at the claims of President Obama during the Climate Change Summit in Paris that rising global temperatures cause wars.
French police seize over 300 weapons, jihadist propaganda in raids on mosques since Nov. 13 Paris attacks

For the first time since the Paris attacks, mosques in France are being closed down on grounds of radicalization. On Wednesday, French authorities said they shut down three mosques as part of the crackdown on extremist activities, USA Today reported.
$ISIS claims to behead Russian \'spy,\' warns of terror attacks in Moscow, Washington and New York$
ISIS claims to behead Russian 'spy,' warns of terror attacks in Moscow, Washington and New York

Two video clips have been released Wednesday by the Islamic State (ISIS) showing the beheading of a Russian "spy'', and threatening to inflict terror in Moscow, and as well in Washington and New York in the United States.
$U.S. commandos tasked with capturing top ISIS leaders â a mission \'more important than killing bad guys\'$
U.S. commandos tasked with capturing top ISIS leaders â a mission 'more important than killing bad guys'

The White House will deploy special operation forces to Iraq in the next few weeks "to put further pressure'' on the Islamic State (ISIS), according to Defense Secretarty Ashton Carter.
U.S.-led coalition vs. ISIS seen crumbling as Arab members focus on fighting Iran in Yemen

Pres. Obama's ISIS coalition is reportedly disintegrating with only less than a dozen of the 65 member-countries are actively contributing to support the air campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq.
Russia says its warplane was deliberately shot down, accuses NATO of politically covering Turkey

Russia on Thursday said that NATO knew but would not provide any opinion over the downing of its warplane by Turkey last month, which it claimed was done on purpose.
Muslim guard hailed as hero for preventing ISIS suicide bomber from attacking packed Paris stadium

The Nov. 13 attacks in six major sites in Paris which left 130 dead could have been worse if not for the alertness and diligence of a security guard who stopped a terrorist from entering the Stade de France.
U.S. toughens requirements in visa waiver programme after Paris terror attacks

In a bid to keep out potential terrorists from the homeland, the Obama administration is now requiring countries participating in the visa waiver program to provide information about thousands of their nationals visiting the United States, including those which traditionally enjoy visa-free travel to the country.
Muslim taxi driver in Pittsburgh shot by passenger ranting against ISIS, Muhammad on Thanksgiving

Pittsburgh police are looking into the Thanksgiving holiday shooting of a Muslim cab driver by a passenger who had questioned him about his ethnic background before mocking Prophet Mohammad and talking about the Islamic State (ISIS) "killing people.''
$Yazidi woman recalls harrowing escape from ISIS captivity in Raqqa, with help from jihadist\'s wife$
Yazidi woman recalls harrowing escape from ISIS captivity in Raqqa, with help from jihadist's wife

In a rare show of humanity inside the stronghold of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Raqqa, the wife of an ISIS fighter saved a captive Yazidi woman by helping her escape from her captor, who was her husband.