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Hungarian riot police detain migrants, including 'terrorist'

Helmeted riot police and armoured vehicles massed at the border with Serbia.

US Postal Service won't issue new holiday stamps but denies bid to stamp out religion

The US Postal Service has decided not to issue new religious-themed holiday stamps this year because of a "business decision" and not because it wants to "silence religious views" as its critics have been claiming.

Archbishop of Canterbury moves to heal Anglican divide

The Archbishop of Canterbury is to restructure the worldwide Anglican Communion to allow it to function still while allowing for deep divisions over issues such as women priests and gay ordination.

US House chief threatens to sue Obama for failure to disclose secret Iran agreements

US House Speaker John Boehner threatened to sue President Barack Obama over the Iran deal, which is pending in US Congress.

Alabama set to replace marriage licence with civil contract for same-sex union

A bill is likely to be passed by the Alabama legislature that will abolish marriage licenses and replace it with civil contract in response to the US Supreme Court ruling last June that legalized gay marriage in the country.

Arab refugees find unlikely allies in American Jews

Syrian refugees have found unexpected allies in Jewish Americans who have called Obama to open America's gates to the arab asylum seekers.

John Oliver shuts church after receiving semen as 'seed' donation

John Oliver has closed his spoof church after some viewers took his request for "seed donations" too literally.

Boy arrested in alleged ISIS-inspired plot to attack Pope Francis during his US visit

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a 15-year-old boy outside Philadelphia last August for alleged threats to launch an ISIS-inspired attack against Pope Francis when he visits the United States next week.

Nigerian Army rescues at least 12 women and children from Boko Haram

Nigeria's army claims to have rescued at least a dozen women and children kidnapped by Boko Haram.

ISIS used social media to radicalise boy who tried to kill Pope Francis

A 15-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly threatening to launch an attack on Pope Francis inspired by ISIS, according to ABC News.

ISIS kidnaps more children as it continues to build army of young blood-thirsty killers

Islamic State militants recently kidnapped 127 children from the Iraqi City of Mosul, with the goal of turning them into killers.

Teenage girl jailed for murdering her mother after watching ISIS videos

A 15-year-old girl who murdered her mother after becoming obsessed with ISIS videos has been jailed.

ISIS terrorists can use migrant crisis to sneak into Europe, Pope Francis warns

Although he earlier encouraged Roman Catholic Churches in Europe to take in refugees from the strife-torn parts of the Middle East, Pope Francis has warned European countries that the present migrant crisis may be used by terrorist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to sneak into the continent.