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Myanmar election: Victory for National League of Democracy
Myanmar's ruling party conceded defeat in the country's general election on Monday as the opposition led by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi appeared on course for a landslide victory.
In this US school, students get assignments on having one-night-stand and herpes
A mom in New Jersey is angry when she saw the assignment given to her 13-year-son that dealt with one-night-stand and herpes.
We will not yield on same-sex couples and baptism says Mormon church
The Mormon church has published a rare interview with one of its "Twelve Apostles" justifying the decision to exclude the children of same-sex marriages from baptism.
Ex-CIA director sounds alarm on security at US airports, cites lack of background checks on foreign staff
The former director of the CIA said that many airport security staffers have not been subjected to background checks, undermining security.
Supreme Court to hear nuns' complaint on Obamacare contraceptive mandate
The US Supreme Court has agreed to review seven cases including that of the Catholic Little Sisters of the Poor about the accommodation mandate for contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act.
Religious freedom advocates victorious in Kentucky as new governor heeds Kim Davis request on gay marriage licences
Newly elected Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin will remove the names of county clerks including Kim Davis from marriage licenses in order to accommodate those with religious objections to same-sex marriage.
Iran plans to attend next round of Syria peace talks
Iran will attend the next round of Syria peace talks, a top advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Saturday, a week after Tehran threatened to withdraw from the process.
Myanmar: Voting smooth in first free election for 25 years
Voting unfolded smoothly in Myanmar on Sunday with no reports of violence to puncture a mood of jubilation.
Muslim militants with 'Birmingham and London' accents linked to downing of Russian passenger jetliner
Intelligence sources revealed on Sunday that Britain's secret listening centre picked up "chatter" of people with "Birmingham and London accents" celebrating the crash of a Russian airliner in Sinai last week immediately following the disaster that killed all 224 people on board.
Pope attacks churchmen who live for the love of money
Pope Francis criticised prelates who revel in the life of luxury that their elevated position in the Catholic Church can offer.
Russia plane crash latest news: Egypt checking video footage at Sharm al-Sheikh airport
Egypt is checking video footage at Sharm al-Sheikh airport for any suspicious activity linked to the Russian plane crash in Sinai in the clearest sign yet that they believe it could have been targeted by militants.
37 Assyrian Christians released from ISIS captivity
Almost 40 Assyrian Christians kidnapped by Islamic State were today released following negotiations by the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East.
Thousands of Christians flee as ISIS advances into ancient Assyrian heartlands
ISIS has made ground in a fierce and destructive offensive on a town near Sadad, 35 miles south of Homs and 65 miles north-east of Damascus, the capital of Syria.
Unusual Siberia tremors seen as signs of major quake that could split up Europe and Asia, scientists say
An unusually high number of major tremors are being recorded around the north of Lake Baikal in Siberia, raising concern among scientists that these may indicate a powerful quake that could split the continents of Europe and Asia into half.
US moves to increase intake of Syrian refugees
The Obama administration will open new screening outposts in Iraq and Lebanon, administration officials told Reuters on Friday.
Obama administration orders schools to let transgenders use bathroom of their choice
The US Department of Education has ordered a school district in Illinois to allow a transgender student to use the girls' locker room or it will force it to do so.