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16 dead after attack in Syria claimed by ISIS
Twin explosions in a government-controlled neighbourhood of Syria's Homs city killed at least 16 people and wounded scores more on Saturday, a group monitoring the war and state media said, in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
Paris climate deal a 'victory for all of the planet'
The global climate summit in Paris forged a landmark agreement on Saturday, setting the course for a historic transformation of the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades in a bid to arrest global warming.
Historic change or merely symbolic? Saudi Arabian women have been given the vote for the first time
Saudi Arabian women voted for the first time on Saturday in local council elections and also stood as candidates, a step hailed by some activists in the Islamic patriarchy as a historic change, but by others as merely symbolic.
U.K. soldier whose leg got blown off slams Islamophobia and Donald Trump in viral Facebook post
A British soldier whose leg was blown off by a bomb in Iraq in 2007 has become an overnight sensation after he slammed Islamophobia on Facebook.
Climate deal is a 'historic turning point'
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented a landmark global climate accord on Saturday, a "historic" measure for transforming the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades and turn the tide on global warming.
At least twenty dead in Burundi capital after days of violence
At least 20 dead bodies were seen on the streets of the Burundian capital Bujumbura on Saturday, a police source said, following the worst outbreak of violence since a failed coup in May.
A fire at Southern California mosque being treated as probable hate crime
A fire that broke out at a Southern California mosque on Friday appears to have been intentionally set and is being investigated as a possible hate crime, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said.
Obama won't suspend fiancée visa even though this was used by California shooter to gain U.S. entry
The White House announced Thursday that it won't call for the suspension of the fiancee or K-1 U.S. visa that was used by the female suspect in the San Bernardino shooting to enter the country.
Trump holds lead in GOP race after his call to ban Muslims entering US
Donald Trump held onto his commanding lead in the Republican race for the White House after his call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States was condemned worldwide, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, the first national survey conducted entirely after the billionaire's remarks.
Two Syrians arrested in Geneva after traces of explosives found in car
Two Syrian nationals were arrested in Geneva on Friday and traces of explosives were found in their car, the local newspaper Tribune de Geneve and Swiss television said.
Too many people fail to love the church, says Rick Warren
Writing on his Facebook page, Rick Warren said: "Too many Christians use the church, but don't love it."
Preacher wins appeal against conviction for preaching Leviticus message on homosexuality
Campaigners feared whole sections of the Bible and the Koran could end up being banned if Michael Overd's conviction had been upheld.,
New York priest took church funds to buy S&M sex, lawsuit claims
A New York priest stole more than $1 million from two churches in order to pay for rough "S&M" sex with his boyfriend, according to a lawsuit.
Need a Christmas playlist? 10 seasonal songs from Sufjan Stevens
Ten of the best Advent and Christmas songs from the man who's recorded over 100 of them...
ISIS armed with huge arsenal of weapons, mostly from captured stockpiles in Iraq and Syria â Amnesty International
The Islamic State (ISIS) is armed with more than 100 weapons indirectly supplied by countries trying to fight them, according to a new report released by Amnesty International.
Was CS Lewis really Secret Agent Lewis?
The world of Lewis studies has been shaken and stirred by a discovery that seems to show he worked for British Intelligence.