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Five dead in Palestinian stabbing attack
A Palestinian fatally stabbed two people in a Tel Aviv office building and three other people were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Israeli police and the army said.
Jordan King Abdullah warns of '3rd world war against humanity,' calls for cohesive action vs. ISIS
Jordan's King Abdullah II has warned of a "third world war against humanity" and the need for countries to act fast and holistically to tackle and respond to the interconnected threats by extremist groups.
U.S., Russia, France take turns bombing ISIS targets after Paris terror attacks
Three of the world's major countries are taking turns bombing territories controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), days after the extremist organisation claimed responsibility for the terror attacks in Paris, which killed over 120 people.
ISIS propaganda tool: Secret messaging Telegram app blocks channels related to terror group after Paris attacks
In the wake of the deadly terror attacks in Paris orchestrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the secure messaging app Telegram purged this week some 78 public channels in 12 different language believed to the related to the extremist group.
Obama's state of mind questioned by critics, with Donald Trump asking, 'Is our president insane?'
President Barack Obama's state of mind is now being question by his harshest critics following the actions and statements he made in the aftermath of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, with Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump pointedly asking the question: "Is our president insane?"
Westboro Baptist, social media and the power of compassion
Instead of knee-jerk criticism and self-righteous shouting, a number of people took the time to get to know the real Megan Phelps-Roper...
Muslim who converted to Christianity beaten up by thugs in Bradford
A Muslim man who converted to Christianity has been beaten up on the streets of Britain in a brutal asssault that has gone viral on the internet after it was captured on CCTV.
Muslims leaders in UK launch anti-terror campaign
Senior British Muslims have launched a campaign to raise awareness of Muslim condemnation of terrorism.
White evangelicals favour Carson the most and Trump the least, survey shows
Ben Carson is the most favoured republican presidential candidate for white evangelicals, a survey has found, with Donald Trump the least favoured.
33 ISIS fighters killed as militant families flee Raqqa
At least 33 ISIS militants in Raqqa have been killed in air-strikes since Sunday as ISIS families flee the stronghold, local activists have said.
Iraq reverses decision to force children of Muslim converts to become Muslim
The Iraqi government has amended legislation that would have forced children of converts to Islam to be regarded as Muslims.
Vatileaks: Arrest of another whistleblower could be imminent
There have been criticisms that the Church is in danger of infringing free speech after an Italian journalist was called in for questioning by Vatican police because of revelations about the Vatican's finances he made in a new book.
International Men's Day: In a world stacked against women, here's why we still need to talk about men
International Men's Day may not be perfect but we can use it to talk about some awkward issues.
Paris attacks: Suspected mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud died in police raid, prosecutor says
The suspected mastermind of the attacks that killed 129 in Paris was among those killed in a police raid in a suburb of the French capital on Wednesday, the Paris prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday.
West has 'betrayed the Christians of the East', says Syrian Patriarch
The head of the Syrian Catholic Church, Mar Ignace Youssif III Youan, has said the West has betrayed Syrians and caused an endless conflict in the country.
Christian activists assaulted and beaten in Vietnam
Two Christian activists have been deliberately targeted by Vietnamese police, according to human rights groups, with officers allegedly attacking one of them twice in less than a fortnight.