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California 'UFO' scare: No need to fear, it's just a Trident missile test, says U.S. Navy
A bright object that streaked across the skies in Southern California on Saturday scared residents who said it was a UFO.
6 Democrats in US House probe panel on Planned Parenthood found to have received funds from abortion service provider
The Democrats that have been appointed to the US House special committee that will investigate Planned Parenthood got donations from the abortion provider, according to records.
Youth pastor fired by California church and arrested for rape, sodomy, sexual assault
A youth pastor in Orange County, California, has been arrested by the police Friday after several women surfaced and accused him of rape.
Future combat: US bares 'offset strategy' featuring machines that help soldiers make better decisions, faster
To further discourage countries like Russia and China from engaging in an armed confrontation, the United States is planning to deploy not only well-trained soldiers to the ground, but also machines that can "literally operate at the speed of light."
'New terror campaign': ISIS may target other passenger planes to create mayhem in the sky, warns top US security expert
The Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group has apparently begun a "new chapter" in their campaign of global terror by creating mayhem in the sky following its apparent success in destroying a Russian airliner in mid-air, killing all 224 passengers on board over the Sinai peninsula last week.
Stabbed, persecuted and driven from home: the story of an Egyptian refugee living in Germany
A refugee who fled persecution in Egypt in 2013 and lives in Bonn, Germany, shares how he was stabbed for being a Christian and forced to flee his home country.
Sickening footage purports to show ISIS executing 200 Syrian children
Sickening new footage purports to show ISIS militants lining up and shooting 200 Syrian children.
ISIS support grows as more Al Shabaab members pledge allegiance
Support for ISIS appears to be growing as a new video, purportedly released by Al Shabaab, shows 50 fighters pledging their allegiance to the radical militant group.
'I am not Charlie' trends in Russia after 'blasphemous' cartoons published
Charlie Hebdo has caused outrage after the French satirical magazine published two cartoons ridiculing the crash of a Russian plane in Egypt.
'When I picture my future, I see nothing': 400,000 Syrian refugee children in Turkey not in school
More than 400,000 refugee children living in Turkey are not receiving education, a report released today has revealed.
Obama meets Netanyahu seeking two-state solution with Palestine
U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet on Monday for the first time since the Israeli leader lost his battle against the Iran nuclear deal, with Washington seeking his re-commitment to a two-state solution with the Palestinians.
Russian plane crash: Investigators '90 percent sure' it was brought down by a bomb
Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an explosion caused by a bomb, a member of the investigation team told Reuters on Sunday.
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.