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Pathankot attack: Indian forces disarming grenades after booby-trap kills soldier
A militant attack killed seven military personnel and wounded 22.
Obama faces legal pitfalls over gun control
Obama has expressed deep frustration about lax US gun control regulations.
Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran as row over cleric's execution escalates
The rival Middle East powers are at odds over Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric.
Majority of Americans say freedom of religion should be protected; Christianity gets highest mark at 82%
A majority of Americans said that it's important to protect freedom of religion for different religious groups with Christianity getting the highest mark.
Muslims-turned-Christians disrupt church Masses, hold street protest in Las Vegas urging Catholics to 'repent'
A group of Muslim-turned-Christians have disrupted Masses in Las Vegas churches in the past few weeks in the December.
Saudi Arabia enjoys U.S., U.K. support at U.N. rights body despite its execution of 47 people in one day
Despite the global outrage triggered by Riyadh's announcement on Saturday that it executed 47 prisoners, including an influential Shiite cleric, Saudi Arabia is unlikely to face rebuke from the United Nations Human Rights Council, the world's top human rights body.
Armed man enters North Carolina church to do harm but ends up embracing pastor and asking for his prayer
A pastor from North Carolina was just about ready to pounce on a dangerous-looking man who walked into his church wielding a rifle near midnight on New Year's Eve.
Syria: Islamic State suicide bombers target Christian restaurants
Residents of the city in Syria's north-eastern province of Hasakah were preparing to celebrate the New Year when the attackers struck at three restaurants.
Israeli Arab named as suspect in Tel Aviv bar shooting
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said security forces were searching for "a needle in a haystack".
Former Central African Republic PM leads in presidential vote
Many voters hope the election will end years of violence between Muslims and Christians.
Vatican accord with Palestine has come into effect
The Vatican signed its first treaty with the "State of Palestine" last June when it called for moves to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and backed a two-state solution.
Iranian protesters storm Saudi embassy after execution of prominent Shi'ite cleric
The Shi'ite Muslim country reacted with fury to the execution of Nimr al-Nimr with 46 others.
Turkey's President cites Germany under Hitler as example of effective government
In a recent press conference, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used Germany under the leadership of the murderous dictator as an example to push for a presidential system of government while maintaining the unitary structure of the state.
Germany revives Hitler's ghost with book reprints, calls for teaching 'lies' of Nazism in schools
German teachers and lawmakers are also calling for inclusion of excerpts from the republished version of "Mein Kampf" in the country's school curriculum.
Christian healthcare workers to be forced to perform abortions
A lawsuit has been filed by American Civil Liberties Union against Trinity Health be forcing Catholic Health Care workers to perform abortions. The case is on going in the state of Michigan.
Media only see religion in terms of fanaticism, says broadcaster Adrian Chiles
A practising Roman Catholic, Adrian Chiles took a tour of Mediterranean for the two-part My Mediterranean series, which starts on Sunday.