Shianee Mamanglu-Regala

$France cites \'self-defence\' in carrying out airstrikes against ISIS in Syria for 1st time$
France cites 'self-defence' in carrying out airstrikes against ISIS in Syria for 1st time

French government said it has carried out its first airstrikes against the Islamic State, 'totally destroying' one of its camps in the eastern town of Deir al-Zour, CNN reports.
$Pope Francis warns Christians: To restrict God\'s love is a \'perversion of faith\'$
Pope Francis warns Christians: To restrict God's love is a 'perversion of faith'

At the final Mass culminating the 2015 World Meeting of Families in Philadephia, Pope Francis warned the faithful against narrowing God's love, saying it is a perversion of the faith.
German discovery: 30 percent of refugees seeking asylum not from Syria as claimed

German officials disclosed Friday that about a third of refugees arriving in Germany who claims to be Syrians are actually not Syrians
US House Speaker John Boehner quits Congress over Planned Parenthood row

John Boehner's resignation sent shock waves to GOP caucus on Friday and sparked race in the battle for House Speakership ahead of the upcoming reshuffle, CNN reports.
$Americans\' trust in their government plunges to historic lows â Gallup poll$
Americans' trust in their government plunges to historic lows â Gallup poll

The American public's trust in their government has plunged to an all-time low, according to a new poll released on Friday.
ISIS executes teenager, 9 other men, in Syria on charges of being homosexuals

The Islamic State is at it again â brutally killing men accused of being homosexual â only that the latest is just a teenager.
$Iraqi Christian refugees recall walking on \'road of death\' while fleeing from ISIS$
Iraqi Christian refugees recall walking on 'road of death' while fleeing from ISIS

Christian refugees who escaped "death'' from the hands of the Islamic State militants shared their stories in an educational fundraising event in the hope to educate people about the workings of the extremist organization.
$Divine intervention\': Pope Francis heals baby with holes in her heart, parents say$
Divine intervention': Pope Francis heals baby with holes in her heart, parents say

Pope Francis reportedly healed a three-month old infant who has a heart ailment during the pontiff's canonization of John Paul II and John XXII in Vatican last year.
$Pope Francis tells New Yorkers: \'Share the good news that God walks at our side\'$
Pope Francis tells New Yorkers: 'Share the good news that God walks at our side'

Delivering homily at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Pope Francis reminded the Catholic faithful to remember to care for the poor and all those who go unnoticed in their metropolis, saying 'Jesus still walks our streets' and is part of our everyday lives.
$Russian forces \'flowing\' into Syria as US, Israel receive assurance from Moscow$
Russian forces 'flowing' into Syria as US, Israel receive assurance from Moscow

Russia has deployed 28 combat aircraft to its base in Syria and has started flying surveillance drones as part of a steady military build-up, the New York Times said, citing US officials.
$African pastors cry out to West: \'Stop your filthy campaigns against marriage, family\'$
African pastors cry out to West: 'Stop your filthy campaigns against marriage, family'

Africa's leading church leaders are demanding that the West stop pushing its "filthy campaigns that promote a civilisation of death on our continent'' under the guise of humanitarian aid, saying these have 'wounded" them "in the depths of our hearts as pastors."
$\'Pyrrhic victory\' for Obama as \'inevitable\' nuclear war seen with Iran agreement$
'Pyrrhic victory' for Obama as 'inevitable' nuclear war seen with Iran agreement

A Republican lawmaker from New Jersey warned of an "inevitable" nuclear war between the United States and Iran days before the US Senate Democrats blocked for the third and final time last Sept. 17 a Republican-sponsored legislation meant to kill the Iran nuclear deal.