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Attacks on churches are increasing, says French interior minister
Religion is under attack in France, according to Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
Evangelicals can pick the next US president, says Southern Baptist leader
Evangelicals can pick the next US president, according to the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Ronnie Floyd.
'I am doing God's work,' says Syrian people smuggler
"I am doing God's work" a 21-year old people smuggler said as he collected fees and crammed people into his dinghy for the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean.
Pope John Paul II's 'close relationship with married woman' to be explored on BBC Panorama
The story of Pope John Paul II's close relationship with a married woman have been revealed after hundreds of letters and photographs were shown to the BBC.
ISIS losing territory, weakening â but this could force group to spread out more into global terror, expert warns
A Middle East expert has warned that while the Islamic State (ISIS) has been losing considerable territory and appears to be weakening, it does not imply that the situation is good.
Soaring crimes by Muslim men forcing Christians, women, gays to leave asylum centres in Germany
Skyrocketing complaints about religious and ethnic-based crimes have forced many Christians, women and homosexuals to leave Germany's asylum facilities by the droves.
300,000 hear Pope Francis slam Mexico's rich and corrupt elite
The Pope denounced deep inequality and the vanity and pride of those who consider themselves a cut above the rest.
ISIS militants take over civilian homes in Raqqa, shave beards to avoid being targeted by enemy aircraft
Islamic State (ISIS) fighters are feeling the heat from intensified coalition airstrikes to such an extent that they have resorted to shaving their beards and seizing civilian homes in their Syrian stronghold of Raqqa for fear of being targeted by armed drones and other coalition aircraft.
Sudden death of conservative Justice Scalia plunges U.S. Supreme Court, politics into turmoil
The Obama administration was plunged into turmoil following the sudden and unexplained death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the outspoken leader of the Supreme Court's conservative bloc.
Pope in Mexico: Government under pressure over drugs and corruption
Pope Francis called on Mexico's government on Saturday to fight endemic corruption and drug trafficking and he then prayed with thousands before the icon that unites the country - the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Turkey's weekend of shelling northern Syria
The Turkish army shelled positions held by Kurdish-backed militia in northern Syria for a second day on Sunday, killing two fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
Republican debate: Trump gets bitter
Donald Trump, his face red with emotion, lashed out at rivals Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz on Saturday at the most acrimonious debate to date between Republican presidential candidates, shouting insults and casting aside a pledge to be more measured.
Osama bin Laden sought to unite jihadists with 9/11 attack, al Qaeda aide's insider account reveals
The mastermind of the 9/11 attack, Osama bin Laden, sacrificed so many lives to be able to unite jihadists around the world, the recently released insider account of his former personal assistant, Nasir al Wuhayshi, revealed.
Putin seen deliberately causing flood of Syrian migrants with Aleppo airstrikes to weaken Germany, EU
For a foreign policy expert, Putin's well-calculated move is an attempt to further his goals in the war-torn nation, and to ultimately test the European Union (EU)'s capacity to accept Syrian refugees.
Ancient footprints discovered in Arizona give glimpse of Native Americans' lives
These ancient footprints are providing us a glimpse of how Native Americans lived between 2500 and 3000 years ago, at a time when early human beings were transitioning from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to more sedentary village dwellers.
ISIS under pressure as Syrian army edges closer
Syrian government forces were poised to advance into the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Saturday.