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US Congress declares ISIS acts in Syria and Iraq 'genocide' but will Obama?
Following calls for the US to finally declare the acts committed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq as genocide, the United States Congress has unanimously made the declaration, putting pressure on the Obama administration to do the same.
Trump scores major wins in 5 primaries, but Kasich takes Ohio; Rubio suspends campaign after Florida debacle
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump defeated his rivals in five of six primaries held on Tuesday as he moved closer to securing his party's nomination, having officially scooped more than half of the required delegates.
Is ISIS a truly Islamic State? According to Mohammed's covenants with Christians, no.
ISIS is violating the teaching of Mohammed in persecuting Christians, according to a new study on previously untranslated writings of the Prophet.
Church could broker peace in 'water wars' between Egypt and Ethiopia
Christians could play an important role in easing tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia, according to an Egyptian Coptic bishop.
Marco Rubio: 'It wasn't God's plan for me to be President'
Senator Marco Rubio has announced his capitulation saying it was "not God's plan" for him to be President in 2016.
North Korea court sentences US student to 15 years hard labour
North Korea's supreme court sentenced American student Otto Warmbier to 15 years of hard labour for crimes against the state.
Is the end near? U.S. intel authorities warn of coming conflicts, outbreaks of new diseases, extremist threats
In its Global Trends Report compiled every four years to guide both policymakers and intelligence officials, the council warned that the ongoing competition among major international powers, such as the US, China and Russia, will "sharpen" in the coming years.
Bible supports closed borders, says author, adding that Catholic leaders have 'crazy' views on immigration
Author Cheryl Chumley, one of the few who advocates closed borders, also criticised leaders of the Roman Catholic Church like Pope Francis for their supposedly "crazy" views on immigration.
Netanyahu calls on world powers to punish Iran for conducting banned ballistic missile tests
World powers involved in negotiating the landmark nuclear deal must "take immediate punitive action'' against Iran after the country's ballistic missile test last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged.
After threatening to destroy New York, Kim Jong Un orders more North Korean nuke and ballistic missile tests
A day after claiming that it could wipe out Manhattan by dropping a hydrogen on New York City, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ratcheted his threats as he warned of impending tests of a nuclear warhead explosion and ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, state media reported on Tuesday.
Predominantly Catholic Dominican Republic pushes recall of openly gay U.S. ambassador
Fed up with gay agenda, Dominican Republic pushes recall of gay U.S envoy
Christian barber refuses to cut transgender soldier's hair on religious ground: 'We only cut men's hair, ma'am'
A transgender Army reservist has been denied a haircut at a California barbershop recently because its Christian owner reportedly forbids him to cut women's hair.
Sex abuse case review highlights damning Church of England failures
The Church of England failed to act over "credible" claims of sadistic sexual abuse disclosed repeatedly by a survivor over 40 years.
Civil war in Syria: Five years on and millions remain in peril
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Syrian conflict, which has been branded the greatest humanitarian crisis of a generation.
Mass murderer Anders Breivik gives Nazi salute in court
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who claimed to be Christian, made a Nazi salute when he returned to court today to argue that his isolation breaches human rights.
Global indifference to refugees deserves 'vengeance' from God - Italian cardinal
An Italian cardinal has lamented the plight of refugees seeking to enter Europe, comparing their situation to that of Lazarus in Luke 16.