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Iraq: Islamic State kidnap more than 1200 children to train as jihadists

Islamic State atrocities against children have continued with the kidnap of more than 1,200 children from northern Iraq in order to train them as jihadists.

Worst US cyber intrusion: Data of 18 million fed employees exposed

Personal data of an estimated 18 million current and past United States federal government employees may have been exposed due to a cyber intrusion believed to have been orchestrated by China.

Labour MP says Muslims in UK not to blame for youths joining ISIS

A top British Muslim from the UK's opposition party has scrapped the demand of Prime Minister David Cameron that the community boost its efforts to foil the spread of Islamic State ideology among young Muslims, saying conservative Muslim communities in Britain do not encourage the youth to join the militant group.

US training Syrian forces to fight ISIS, paying them $400 monthly

The US Pentagon has started paying Syrian moderates up to $400 worth of stipend each as it seeks to place them into duty against the terror campaign of the Islamic State, said the military on Monday.

Pakistan's Ramadan heat wave kills nearly 800 in four days

Water and power have failed in Karachi and the poor are suffering most.

California 'Sodomite Suppression Act' petition blocked by judge

The author of a ballot advocating the murder of gays and lesbians should not be allowed to gather supporting signatures, a judge says.

In Nigeria, teenage girls turn suicide bombers in Boko Haram terror drive

Thirty people have been killed on Monday as two girls exploded near a crowded mosque amid fears that Boko Haram is using their captives to spread terror.

Syria: Kurds seize Islamic State town near militants' capital

Kurdish victories have reversed the momentum of Islamic State.

Hillary Clinton eclipses Democratic rivals and ahead of GOP betsâpoll

Hillary Clinton is dominating the race for the presidential post in the side of Democrats, eclipsing her nearest party rival by by a massive 60-point lead, showed the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

ISIS gives away girls as prizes, forces young boys to fight each other in ring

The Islamic State has reached a new low for their abominable deeds, including Yazidi and Christian women, as the group announced the giving away of female slaves captured in war as contest prizes to fighters who demonstrate mastery of the Koran.

Russell Moore says he's optimistic religious conservatives will win fight over same-sex marriage in long run

The religious right will prevail over same-sex marriage, not at the Supreme Court but in the long run, according to a public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Donations flood Charleston, other black churches after deadly shooting

Days following the shooting of its pastor and eight parishioners in South Carolina last week, donations continue to flood not only in Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church but also other mainly African-American houses of worship in America.