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Jailed US Marine turned imam who sent young men to join terrorists abroad is freed
A former Marine turned imam accused of radicalising terrorists has been set free by a federal judge who said the accused is a "very bad man" but prosecutors failed to prove their case to keep him behind bars.
Louisiana governor signs law making medical marijuana accessible to people
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has on Monday inked a law that would provide access to medical marijuana, more than two decades after the state allowed the chronically ill to use cannabis, according to reports.
President Obama stands firm versus Iran, vows to 'walk away' from bad nuke deal
US President Barack Obama has cautioned on Tuesday that he will "walk away" from any nuclear agreement that deviates from his intended deal, asserting there would be no bargain if all avenues for Iran to build a nuclear weapon are not closed.
60,000 flee Syrian city as ISIS militants attack; help sought for people still inside
At least 60,000 people have been forced to escape the Syrian city of Hassakeh as the Islamic State attacked some communities under the control of government troops.
Israel vows to improve protection of its Christian community following attacks
The Israeli government has vowed to step up its efforts in protecting its very own Christian community following attacks by fringe groups in some Christian areas in the past few years, according to a report.
Ebola back in Liberia 2 months after being declared free of virus that killed over 11,000
Liberia has confirmed two positive cases of Ebola nearly two months since the country has been declared Ebola-free, igniting fears that the deadly virus, which has killed thousands in the region, is making a return.
US survey: 1 in 3 owns firearm; 310 million guns in country with 318.9-M population
A new survey showed that almost one in three US adults owns at least one gun and predominantly white married men over 55 years old.
Warning raised on possible ISIS 4th of July terror bomb attacks in New York and other US cities
The warning was issued by Republican Rep. Peter King, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, who cited information he gathered.
Court order to remove Ten Commandments monument in Oklahoma draws protest
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ordered the removal of a Ten Commandments monument on the State Capitol grounds, ruling that it violated the state Constitution's ban on the use of government property to benefit a religion.
Are US Churches shifting their allegiance on Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
The United Church of Christ voted yesterday to divest from companies deemed to have profited from the occupation of Palestinian territories.
California governor signs vaccination law that prohibits personal belief exemptions
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed on Tuesday the controversial bill for the vaccination for school chidren in public and private schools and prohibits exemptions based on personal beliefs.
South Carolina church on fire 20 years after it was burned down by KKK
An African-American church in South Carolina that was burned down by the Ku Klux Klan 20 years ago was the scene of another blaze on Tuesday, officials and a newspaper said, though the cause was not immediately clear.
Islamic State threatens to topple Hamas in Gaza and 'uproot' Israel in video statement
Islamic State insurgents threatened on Tuesday to turn the Gaza Strip into another of their Middle East fiefdoms, accusing Hamas, the organisation that rules the Palestinian territory, of being insufficiently stringent about religious enforcement.
Greece defaults on â¬1.6 billion IMF repayment
Greece's last-minute overtures to international creditors for financial aid on Tuesday were not enough to save the country from becoming the first developed economy to default on a loan with the International Monetary Fund.
US Christian ministry to bring aid, audio Bibles to thousands of Mideast refugees
An American Christian ministry has launched a project that would provide audio Bibles for those displaced by the conflict caused by the terror campaign of the Islamic State, in a bid to not only attend to their physical needs but their spiritual needs as well.
Turkish plan to send troops to fight Kurds threatens to complicate campaign vs. ISIS
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to send soldiers into Northern Syria not to stop the Islamic State from expanding what it claimed is its "caliphate," but to prevent Syrian Kurds from creating its own state in the area, despite concerns aired by his generals and likely criticism from NATO allies.