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More than half of American population opposes stricter gun control laws, poll shows
About half of Americans oppose stricter gun control laws, according to a new poll.
Bishop Angaelos: Christians at risk of being left out by Syrian refugee schemes
Syrian Christians fleeing Islamic State are at risk of not having equal access to the Government's refugee scheme, the General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK said this evening.
Poll: Donald Trump beats Hillary Clinton in head-to-head battle for US presidency, 38%-36%
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump can beat his Democratic counterpart, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a head-to-head battle for the United States' presidency, a new survey revealed.
Donald Trump may shut down US mosques as part of anti-ISIS plan if elected president
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said he is open to the idea of closing down some suspicious mosques in the United States if he is elected as president, as part of his planned campaign against the jihadist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
IRS to recognise same-sex marriages in all US states for tax purposes
The US Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it will recognize same-sex marriages recognized by any state, possession or territory of the United States for tax purposes.
20,000 ISIS fighters slain since July, but new recruits keep coming â US official
At least 20, 000 ISIL fighters have been killed by allied airstrikes since July, according a senior military officer.
Huge 'invading army' of able-bodied Muslim men claiming to be refugees marching through Europe
A massive "army" of able-bodied Muslim men disguised as refugees is continuing to flood into Europe and the governments in the continent appear unwilling to consider the danger such an invasion poses on their own people, an American activist warned.
Germany rebuffs Israeli PM Netanyahu for blaming Palestinian, not Hitler, for killing of 6 million Jews
Even Germany was shocked when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday that the Holocaust, the mass slaughter of 6 million Jews during World War II, was instigated not by German Führer Adolf Hitler but by a Palestinian religious leader named Haj Amin al-Husseini, the mufti of Jerusalem at that time who was a Nazi sympathiser.
The most influential religion in the West (clue: it's not Christianity)
In its most extreme forms it's repressive, demeans human dignity and leads to horrendous consequences.
Muslims feel 'under siege' in US - Ahmed Mohamed's move to Qatar inevitable
The decision for Ahmed Mohamed and his family to move to Qatar is no surprise considering the lingering ant-Muslim sentiment that leads many American Muslims to feel "under siege", according to a spokesperson for a national Muslim-American group.
State torture, rape and murder? As long as you pay up, the World Bank doesn't mind
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights has launched a swingeing attack on the World Bank.
One in three US adults do not believe in evolution, says new survey
Nearly a third of American adults take a creationist view of the universe and oppose the Darwinian view of evolution, believing humans and other living things have "existed in their present form since the beginning of time," according to new research.
Indonesia begins church demolitions under Islamist pressure
Authorities in Indonesia's Aceh province have demolished three churches, claiming that they lacked the proper building permits.
Highly respected Church of England bishop was a paedophile
The shocking revelations about the late Bishop George Bell came after the Church of England disclosed it had apologised and paid damages to a survivor.
Al Mohler: Contraceptives and divorce led to same-sex marriage
A leading Southern Baptist theologian and commentator is to issue a call for "faithful, biblical witness" in a book to be released next week.
Urgent debate on Chinese human rights to be held in Parliament today
The detention of hundreds of Chinese human rights lawyers and defenders will be the subject of an urgent House of Commons debate today on the deteriorating human rights situation in China, as President Xi continues his four-day state visit to the UK.