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US prepared for military action against ISIS in Syria if diplomacy fails
US Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States and Turkey were prepared for a military solution against Islamic State in Syria should the Syrian government and rebels fail to reach a political settlement.
Playing chess forbidden in Islam, says Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority
Saudi Arabia's grand mufti--the highest official of religious law in a Sunni Muslim country--declared that playing chess is forbidden in the Islamic religion.
Germany beats U.S., more than 50 others as world's best country; Merkel gets credit
Germany emerged as the best country in the world based on the "Best Countries" ranking because of the low unemployment rate in the nation, its popularity across the globe, the high-quality brands it produces, and its appropriate use of soft power abroad.
ISIS building armed drones to carry out devastating terror attacks, sources reveal
The Islamic State (ISIS) is building an army of drones packed with explosives that the terrorist group plans to use to carry out devastating terror attacks, military sources have revealed.
The Big Short would be Great... if it wasn't so awfully sexist
Martin Saunders finds the latest Wall Street biopic clever, funny, but deeply sexist
Colorado school district supports Christian 'purity' training programme for young girls after receiving complaint
A school district in Colorado has come out in support of a Christian event that uses Bible lessons to encourage girls as young as 11 to stay "pure" while looking for a husband.
'Secret soldiers' attest that God protected them during Benghazi siege: 'Like there was cocoon around you'
The "secret soldiers" in Benghazi, Libya said God was with them, protecting them "like there was a cocoon around you," when they bravely fought off a large group of armed Islamic radicals who attacked a CIA outpost on Sept. 11, 2012.
Ted Cruz gets endorsement of evangelical leader who claims Oprah Winfrey is the forerunner of Antichrist
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has secured the endorsement of yet another evangelical leader, someone who became a controversial figure after he pointed at talk show host Oprah Winfrey as the forerunner of the Antichrist.
Number of undocumented immigrants in U.S. decreased in last decade with Mexicans posting the largest drop
The number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. has decreased in more than a decade and for the first time dropped below 11 million.
More Americans reach past 100 years old, says latest CDC study on mortality rates
The number of Americans who reached past 100 years old has increased in the last 15 years, according to a new U.S. government report.
U.S. Senate Democrats block bill aimed at cracking down on Syrian, Iraqi refugees
Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked a bill that would crack down on Syrian and Iraqi refugees coming to the United States as the measure became a referendum for Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump.
8 in 10 Americans, including those who are pro-choice, support abortion restrictions
Eight in ten Americans support restrictions on abortions, according to a new poll relased Tuesday.
Disgraced paedophile Bishop Bell cannot be protected just because he did 'good deeds', says diocese
A traditionalist diocese in the Church of England has defended its actions in exposing a long-dead and highly respected bishop as a paedophile.
7 evangelical Christian groups in U.S.:Who among top GOP presidential bets will they likely vote?
Evangelical Christians are once again expected to make their presence felt in the upcoming Republican primaries. Evangelicals are America's biggest and most powerful religious voting bloc, representing a large slice of the electorate, CNN reported.
Thousands brave blizzard to join March for Life in D.C.; crowds chant, 'Hey, Obama, your mama chose life!'
Braving record-breaking blizzard and threats from D.C. officials to cancel their rally permit, thousands of Americans trooped to America's capital on Friday to join the 2016 March for Life on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalising abortion.
D.C. megastorm a warning from God? Prophecy watcher links 'Snow-pocalypse' to Obama's Mideast moves
Could megastorm Jonas, which some people is calling "Snow-pocalypse," be a sign or a reminder from God that America is heading in the wrong direction?