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Protests outside California pastor\'s church over anti-gay comments
Protests outside California pastor's church over anti-gay comments

Protestors have held a demonstration outside the California church whose pastor preached a sermon seeming to endorse the Orlando nightclub attack.

Obama answers critics on why he refuses to pin terror blame on \'radical Islam\'; expert says argument is \'counter-productive\'
Obama answers critics on why he refuses to pin terror blame on 'radical Islam'; expert says argument is 'counter-productive'

U.S. President Barack Obama lashed back at critics who accuse him of failing to address the growing problem of terrorism by his failure to use the term "radical Islam" to acknowledge the source of the problem.

3 Christian missionaries delivering Bibles missing in Mideast after \'brutal\' attack by \'Muslim extremists\'
3 Christian missionaries delivering Bibles missing in Mideast after 'brutal' attack by 'Muslim extremists'

Three Christian missionaries delivering Bibles in the Middle East have gone missing after they were discharged from a hospital where they were treated for injuries inflicted on them by "Muslim extremists."

Orlando massacre horror relived: 2 victims give eyewitness accounts — one did not make it alive
Orlando massacre horror relived: 2 victims give eyewitness accounts — one did not make it alive

One survived; one did not. At least two of the victims of Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando, Florida gave vivid accounts of the massacre that claimed the lives of 50 people, including the gunman, Omar Mateen.

Aleppo: ISIS militants kidnap more than 200 young Kurds
Aleppo: ISIS militants kidnap more than 200 young Kurds

Jihadists reportedly raided six villages near the city of al-Bab in Aleppo, and purposefully targeted Kurdish homes.

Elderly Christian man can\'t afford ISIS tax, forced to convert to Islam
Elderly Christian man can't afford ISIS tax, forced to convert to Islam

Islamic State's Amaq news agency released a video in which a man named Mostafa Abu Alzer recites the Shahada, the Muslim profession of faith.

Pope turns down Argentinian President\'s donation because it included the figure 666
Pope turns down Argentinian President's donation because it included the figure 666

Officials have tried to soften reports that relations are strained between the Pope and the Argentinian government after Francis turned down a significant donation from the Argentinian President because the sum included the figure 666.

Obama attacks Trump\'s ban on Muslims: It is \'not the America we want\'
Obama attacks Trump's ban on Muslims: It is 'not the America we want'

Donald Trump's proposed Muslim ban was attacked by President Obama on Tuesday as "not the America we want".

North Korea may be 'significantly' upping nuclear bomb output

North Korea may now have a total of 13 to 21 weapons or even more.

ISIS calls Orlando shooter \'one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America,\' praises deadly attack on gay club
ISIS calls Orlando shooter 'one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America,' praises deadly attack on gay club

The Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organisation and its supporters are reportedly celebrating and praising the man who launched the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil single-handedly, calling him "one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America.''

4,000 more residents flee ISIS-held Fallujah; 50,000 still trapped as Iraqi army offensive enters its third week
4,000 more residents flee ISIS-held Fallujah; 50,000 still trapped as Iraqi army offensive enters its third week

Thousands more people have fled from the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah through an exit corridor secured by the Iraqi army even as an offensive to retake the city from the terror group rages into its third week.

4 Internet giants\' accord with E.U. to curb \'hate speech\' assailed: \'It\'s a frightening path to totalitarianism\'
4 Internet giants' accord with E.U. to curb 'hate speech' assailed: 'It's a frightening path to totalitarianism'

The recent move of four Internet giants to curb "hate speech'' including "homophobia'' on social media, through an agreement with the European Union, has raised concerns on free speech among social conservatives.

U.S. presses U.N. to fight for LGBT rights: \'Condemning Orlando terrorist attack that victimised gays is not enough\'
U.S. presses U.N. to fight for LGBT rights: 'Condemning Orlando terrorist attack that victimised gays is not enough'

The United States said the nations of the world should do more than just condemn the massacre in a Florida gay nightclub on Sunday, telling the United Nations on Monday that it's about time to fight for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

Hillary Clinton utters \'radical Islam\' for the first time, links ISIS to Orlando terrorist attack
Hillary Clinton utters 'radical Islam' for the first time, links ISIS to Orlando terrorist attack

Unlike U.S President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton said Monday she's not afraid to say "radical" Islam in condemning the lone-wolf terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida on Sunday that killed 50 people, including the terrorist gunman.

Pakistan council condemns \'honour killing,\' says it\'s against Islam and anybody who does it is a heretic
Pakistan council condemns 'honour killing,' says it's against Islam and anybody who does it is a heretic

In a rare edict, an Islamic council in Pakistan has issued a fatwa condemning the practice of "honour killing" over perceived harm done to a family's reputation, saying it is against the teaching of Islam and that anyone who resorts to this practice is a heretic, the Religion News Service reports.

Abu Sayyaf beheads 2nd Canadian hostage in Philippines, says it was meant to embarrass President-elect Duterte
Abu Sayyaf beheads 2nd Canadian hostage in Philippines, says it was meant to embarrass President-elect Duterte

The Philippine government confirmed on Tuesday that the notorious Abu Sayyaf group has beheaded a second Canadian hostage after their demands for a $1.3-million ransom was not met.