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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.
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.