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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.
How clean toilets are revolutionising education for girls in Uganda
Clean toilets are something we take for granted in the West, but in many of the poorest parts of the world, they are unheard of.
ISIS releases photo of 'Schweppes bomb' used to bring down Russian plane
Islamic State's official magazine carried a photo on Wednesday of a Schweppes soft drink can it said was used to make an improvised bomb that brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 people on board.
Obama: Assad must go to end war in Syria
US President Barack Obama said on Thursday it may take some months for Russia, Iran and the Syrian ruling elite to accept that there can be no end to Syria's civil war or a political settlement while President Bashar al-Assad remains in power.
Deaths by terrorism increased to highest level of 80% in 2014 with 32,658 killed worldwide
The terror attacks in Paris form part of a growing trend in terrorism worldwide, a study shows.
Poll shows Trump, Clinton as Americans' top choices for anti-terror president after Paris attacks
American voters have picked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential bet Hillary Clinton as the best candidates suited to deal with terrorism after the bloody attacks in Paris, France.
First openly lesbian mayor takes helm in Salt Lake City after narrow poll win vs. fellow Democrat
Residents of Salt Lake City in Utah have elected their first openly gay mayor in a tight contest that pitted Democrats against each other.
ISIS even has help desk for secret communication while planning terror attacks, counterterror analysts reveal
Quite alarmingly, the extremist organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has developed a help desk to help militants around the world secretly communicate while planning terror attacks.
New ISIS video threatens New York City terror attack
ISIS has released a new video threatening a terror attack on New York City. The threat comes less than a week after hundreds were killed and injured in an ISIS attack on Paris, and just days after the Islamist group released a threat on Washington D.C.
ISIS launches cyberattacks on Britain, other countries in response to war declaration by Anonymous hacker group
Just when France is still scrambling to pick up the pieces following the Islamic State (ISIS) attacks in the capital, Britain finds itself targeted online as ISIS hackers launched revenge attacks against Anonymous, the shadowy group which has vowed to silence extremist propaganda and to erase ISIS from the net.
Terrorists may be using Sony's Playstation 4 to communicate and plan their attacks
Security experts have issued a warning on how the Sony Playstation 4 may have been tapped by terrorist networks to communicate and plan their attacks.
ISIS could launch massive cyber attack on Britain, cripping vital infrastructure, warns Osborne
After the deadly shooting and suicide bombing in public places in France, a British official recently warned that the jihadist organisation, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), is plotting another attack targeting his country, but of a different kind: a cyber attack.