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Former Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi will hang for jail break killings
A court sentenced Mursi to death for killings after a mass jail break during the 2011 uprising.

Arms race looms as Russia announces more missiles in response to NATO 'aggression'
Vladimir Putin said that Russia was concerned about an anti-missile system near its borders.
Egyptian Christians stand firm in their faith in Jesus before ISIS execution, families testify
The families of the 21 Egyptian Christians who were brutally murdered by their Islamic State captors last February said their initial grief and anger have been replaced by pride and joy, knowing that their loved ones stood firm in their faith and did not deny Jesus just before they were beheaded.

US airstrike kills 'The Uncatchable' jihadist, Libyan government says
The so-called "The Uncatchable," a veteran Islamist militant blamed for the attack on an Algerian gas field which killed 40, has died in a U.S. air strike inside Libya, said the recognized Libyan government on Sunday.

Manual tells how Christian churches, schools can protect themselves from LGBT 'discrimination' lawsuits in US
The Southern Baptist Convention and the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) have released a manual which contains instructions on how churches, Christian schools and Christian ministries can protect themselves from potential sexual-orientation and gender identity lawsuits in the United States.

Critics take potshots at Hillary Clinton's purse, pointing out her $250,000 fee for a one-hour speech
Just a few hours after officially kicking off her presidential campaign, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton already found herself in the position of having to defend her family fortune against staunch critics.

Through Gates of Splendor: Tributes paid to Elisabeth Elliot
The author and speaker whose first husband Jim was killed by Auca Indians died yesterday aged 88.

Pope Francis encyclical: Why all the fuss about a leaked letter?
A draft of Laudato Si, the Pope's encyclical on climate change, was leaked to an Italian magazine.

Shark attack at North Carolina beach news: Just like scenes from 'Jaws' as 2 teens hurt after separate shark attacks
Two teens lost part of their arms after they were attacked by a shark in a popular beach in North Carolina Sunday.

Abortion news North Carolina: US Supreme Court refuses to review 'unconstitutional' ultrasound law
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a case involving North Carolina's law that would compel a woman to receive a narrated ultrasound report before getting an abortion, a procedure that was declared unconstitutional by lower and appeals courts.

Floating solar power stations: Japan uses sun and sea to boost its energy needs
Solar power plants do not produce smog like coal power plants but they do take up land. Not in Japan.

Australia accused of 'smuggling' boat people back to Indonesia
The Australian navy has reportedly paid of the crew of a boat carrying asylum-seekers to return to Indonesian waters, and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is not denying such reports.

Jeb Bush woos Latino votes as he launches White House bid
Former Florida Governor John Ellis Bush officially kicked off his campaign on Monday, flaunting his two-term experience to woo Latinos into putting him as the third Bush to take office in the White House.

ISIS seen using Libya as jump-off point to send jihadist fighters to Europe
Terrorists of the Islamic State has been using Libya as an "entry point" into Europe, according to a Fox News report.

Russia slams US 'aggression' over NATO build-up in Eastern Europe
A Russian official has warned of "the most aggressive step by the Pentagon and NATO since the Cold War".

Greece on the brink of euro exit as bailout talks collapse
The time had come to prepare for a "state of emergency", says Germany's EU commissioner.