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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.
Russian sub joins campaign against ISIS, fires cruise missiles that Putin says could be fitted with nuke warheads
The Russia's Ministry of Defence announced Tuesday that it launched missile strikes in Syria for the first time from a navy submarine fleet stationed in the Mediterranean Sea.
Syrian rebels unite in 'big change' to peace process
Syrian rebel groups have joined forces and agreed to work together in preparation for peace talks with President Bashar al-Assad's government.
Football star Steven Naismith buys Christmas meal for 300 homeless people
Naismith, who is a striker for Everton and his national team, Scotland, paid for the meal put on by the charity Loaves and Fishes whose work he described as "humbling and inspiring".
Church blown up in Yemen - latest outrage in 'forgotten war'
The Immaculate Conception Church built during the British colonial era in the 1960s was already severely damaged after a Saudi-led coalition air strike in May
Norway tries to ease migrant crisis by offering refugees cash, free flights home
Asylum seekers in Norway are being offered cash and free flights to leave the country, which is struggling to cope with the worsening migrant crisis that rooted mostly from the four-year civil war in Syria.
Richard Dawkins defends Donald Trump's right to free speech
The atheist biologist Richard Dawkins has defended the right of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump to say that Muslims should be banned from entering the US.