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Black pastors were 'prostitutes' for meeting Trump, says pastor Jamal Bryant

Around 100 pastors met Trump on Monday in a gathering that was controversial from the start.

Refugees persecuted for their faith should be given priority â US body

The US must prioritise refugees based on their vulnerability, a top government body on religious freedom has said.

China: Pro-democracy campaigner sentenced to 6 years in jail

Guo Feixiong has received a six year jail sentence in the latest development of what campaigners are calling a crack down on human rights across the country.

Kong Hee appeals, says sentence is too severe: Prosecution says it's not enough

Kong Hee, disgraced pastor of Singapore's City Harvest Church, filed appeals with five other former church leaders against their convictions today.

Suspected Jihadists who threatened Pope Francis arrested

Four Kosovan nationals have been arrested after propogating Jihadist ideology and threatening Pope Francis.

Tim Farron reverses position, will support Syria air strikes

Tim Farron has reversed his position on air strikes and announced he will support David Cameron's motion to bomb ISIS in Syria.

US is sending new force to Iraq to boost fight against Islamic State

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the deployment of the new force was being carried out in coordination with Iraq's government.

Pakistan hangs four convicted of Taliban massacre at school

The hangings were the first executions of civilians convicted by Pakistan's military courts.

Facebook's CEO and wife will give away almost all their wealth

Zuckerberg said he would sell or give up to $1 billion in shares in each of the next three years.

As world powers try to destroy ISIS in Syria, terrorist group finds new territory to conquer â Libya

As world powers step up efforts to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)' presence in Syria, the terror group is setting up a new, dangerous foothold in another Middle Eastern country: Libya.

Paris terror attacks worsen refugee crisis as Europe shuts door amid fear of ISIS agents among migrants

The shocking Paris terror attacks held last November 13 which left 130 people dead and several others injured have only made the refugee crisis in the Middle East worse.

'We were too dumb': ISIS would not exist if U.S. didn't invade Iraq, oust Saddam and free Baghdadi â top general

American leaders were "too dumb" in the years that followed the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda on the U.S. that they released from Iraqi jail a man who later founded the most brutal terrorist organisation in the world, the Islamic State (ISIS).

Bush, Blair launched Iraq war despite being told by experts that Saddam had no WMDs, book reveals

U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair decided to go ahead with their plan to invade Iraq purportedly to destroy its alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMD) despite experts' findings that no such weapons existed, a book published on Sunday revealed.

Putin accuses Turkey of downing Russian jet to protect its \'illegal industrial scale oil trade\' with ISIS