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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 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.''
U.S. test-fires ICBMs over Pacific in show of nuclear might to potential aggressors
In a dramatic show of force, the United States launched a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile from an underground bunker in California on Thursday, with the huge rocket streaking into the sky and hitting its test target in Hawaii waters 2,500 miles away, Newsmax reported.
ISIS rains down chemical rockets on city in Iraq recaptured by Kurds, launches Syria attacks despite truce deal
The Islamic State (ISIS) launched a chemical weapons attack against Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Northern Iraq on Thursday, sickening over 100 people, CBN News reported.
Putin wants Clinton, not Trump, as next U.S. president, top expert says: 'Russians fear real strength'
Although Vladimir Putin once hailed Donald Trump as a "very talented" man and "the absolute leader of the presidential race," the Russian leader actually wanted the U.S. Republican presidential front-runner to lose the 2016 White House race.
Two former Mexican presidents compare Trump to Hitler
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's political rhetoric is "racist," and evocative of Adolf Hitler, former Mexican President Felipe Calderon told reporters at an event in Mexico City on Saturday.
Rouhani cheers win in Iranian election
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won an emphatic vote of confidence and reformist partners secured surprise gains in parliament in early results from elections that could accelerate the Islamic Republic's emergence from years of isolation.
Four people stabbed at Ku Klux Klan rally
Four people were stabbed, and one of them critically wounded on Saturday in a scuffle between members of the Ku Klux Klan and counter-protesters near a planned KKK rally in Anaheim, California, police said.
Afghanistan: Taliban suicide bomber kills 15 in Kabul
A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near the Afghan defense ministry in Kabul on Saturday, causing heavy casualties just hours after an attack in the eastern province of Kunar killed 13 people and put prospects for new peace talks in doubt.
Doctors slam Obama for opening U.S. borders to more sexually transmitted diseases: 'Why would they do this?'
The United States government, through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently decided to lift the ban on immigrants with three types of sexually transmitted diseases from entering the country. This decision has left the American medical community thinking: what could the administration possibly be thinking?
Wearing hijab can be a form of 'passive terrorism,' U.S. military policy paper says
For Muslim women, the hijab may only be an innocent veil they use to cover their heads and chests in compliance with Islamic teachings. For the United States military, however, this Muslim attire can be considered a form of "passive terrorism."
U.S. to place super-advanced weapons on its warships to deter aggressors: 'They will regret taking us on'
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Baldwin Carter recently said that America plans to load super-advanced weapons to all of its ships, in an effort to restore the nation's military to its former glory and deter other countries from taking on the US.
Syria conflict: Temporary truce halts most fighting
Fighting appeared largely to stop across most areas of western and northern Syria on Saturday after a cessation of hostilities came into effect, which the United Nations called the best hope for peace since the civil war began five years ago.
We are 'better together' say Christians for EU
First there was Christians for Britain, a new movement launched by leading church and laymen to campaign for Brexit. Now a former Dean of Durham has launched the opposite, Christians for EU, with the slogan: "Yes to the EU".
ISIS targets Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Jack Dorsey for their anti-terror social media efforts
Supporters of the Islamic State (ISIS) released a video that threatened Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for their efforts in closing down ISIS-related accounts on the social media platforms.
U.S. government seeks help of tech firms to stop ISIS from using social media to spread its propaganda
The Obama administration is seeking the help of tech companies to stop the Islamic State (ISIS) from its social media messaging propaganda, CNN reported.