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2 'white supremacists' charged in alleged plot to attack black churches, synagogues in Virginia
Two men have been charged in Virginia by authorities of attempting to illegally buy weapons and explosives that they would use to attack black churches and synagogues.
US military leaders' growing discontent of President Obama's 'indecisive' leadership disclosed
Pres. Obama's cautious approach to the wars in Syria and Iraq and an indecisive inner circle of White House advisers who reportedly have iced the Pentagon out of the policy making process are among the factors that led to the growing level of discontent arising in the US military.
Slain student who went on knife rampage in California wanted to cut someone's head even as he praised Allah, says sheriff
Faisal Mohammad, the 18-year old California college student who stabbed four people in his school last Wednesday had a two-page handwritten manifesto found in his pocket that outlined his specific plan for murder, including cutting someone's head, according to officials of the Merced County.
Iran blamed for death of 196 U.S. soldiers, wounding of 861 others during Iraq war
The Islamic Republic is said to be responsible for killing 14 percent of U.S military troops in Iraq between 2003 and 2011, according to a new report by the U.S Central Command.
The danger of winterization for refugees in Europe
Winter is coming and so are 600,000 refugees. Many presumed the influx of refugees into Europe would subside as the winter months drew close, but in fact the opposite is proving to be the case.
How faith leaders became vital in the fight against Ebola
On Saturday 7 November, Sierra Leone was declared Ebola free after over a year of being ravaged by the virus. Carey Lodge looks at how faith leaders became integral to the end of the crisis.
Israel Boycott gains traction as EU demands settlement products are labelled
Boycotting Israeli products produced in illegal settlements will be easier as the European Commission have issued guidelines on labelling.
Earliest church in the tropics dug up on historic slave trade island
Remains of a church on Cabo Verde's Santiago Island, off the West African coast, dates back to late 15th century
End anti-Christian discrimination in education, Pakistan Catholic pleads
Leaders of Pakistan's Christians have petition the nation's Supreme Court to end discrimination against minorities in the education system.
Gao Zhisheng: Chinese Communist Party will 'collapse and die' by 2017
Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who recently spoke out against his alleged torture in Chinese prison, has predicted that the Communist party in China will collapse in 2017.
Vatican properties used as saunas and massage parlours
Properties in Rome that are owned by the Vatican are being run as saunas and massage parlours, sometimes used by Catholic priests, according to more explosive leaks in the Italian press.
Christians and Muslims fight to protect ancient Christian town against ISIS
As ISIS advances on Sadad, a strategic Syrian town near Homs, hundreds of Christian and Muslim fighters are battling to defend it.
Top Chinese intellectual converts to Christianity
A top Chinese intellectual, famed for his pro-democracy activism, has converted to Christianity, reports say.
Ted Cruz slammed for saying no atheist should be President
Secular groups have slammed Ted Cruz, Republican presidential candidate, who recently said that anyone who wants to be president must not be an atheist.
Two-year ISIS siege broken by Syrian army
Syrian soldiers fought their way into an air base in northern Syria on Tuesday and freed military personnel inside, state television said, after a nearly two-year siege by Islamic State insurgents at the facility.
Migrants drown off Turkey as Slovenia begins erecting a fence
Trucks carrying wire fencing arrived in the Slovenian village of Veliki Obrez close to the border with Croatia early on Wednesday, a day after the government said it would start erecting barriers to control the flow of migrants.