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British air campaign over Syria is 'harmful, illegal and will support terrorism' instead, Assad says

Pres. Bashar al-Assad said Sunday that RAF airstrikes in Syria will fail because it is "illegal" and detrimental to Britain's anti-terror campaign.

ISIS 'not contained' but expanding instead, contrary to Obama's statement, new intel report says

A new intelligence report commissioned by the White House concludes that the Islamic State (ISIS) is far from being "contained" as Pres. Obama claimed before the deadly attacks in the French capital, and instead is spreading its reach worldwide.

Head of US Episcopal Church expected to make full recovery from brain bleed

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was hospitalised on Sunday with a bleed on his brain, Church officials said, but he is expected to make a full recovery.

Coptic monastery threatened by Islamic extremists in Egypt

An ancient Coptic monastery in Egypt has received threats from Islamist militants, it has emerged.

Archbishop resettles Syrian refugee family in Indianapolis despite governor's objections

A Catholic Archbishop has helped to resettle a family of Syrian refugees in his archdiocese, despite being asked by the governor of his state not to do so.

Sunday schools and youth groups to face Ofsted inspections warns Evangelical Alliance

Sunday schools, home schooling, youth groups, churches and even Christian festivals could face Ofsted inspections under new government proposals, the Evangelical Alliance is warning.

Atheist group encourages Americans to skip church this Christmas

An atheist rights group in the US has erected a number of billboards across two states urging people not to bother attending church this Christmas.

Bishops broker South Sudan peace deal: 'They have forgiven each other'

South Sudanese Church leaders have helped broker a reconciliation with an armed group.

Ted Cruz grabs GOP lead in Iowa, vows to 'kill the terrorists' and backs abortion ban through legislation

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has leapfrogged from third to first place in the Republican presidential race in Iowa, a key early caucus state, jumping over erstwhile leader Donald Trump and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in the latest poll, NBC News reported.

Donald Trump draws blistering fire from all sides after calling for 'complete shutdown' on Muslims entering U.S.

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump called on Monday for a total ban on all Muslims travelling to the United States in the most stunning response yet by an American candidate to the Dec. 2 shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California by a husband-and-wife Islamic terrorist couple.

Growing number of American women lured by ISIS astounds and poses new problem for U.S. law enforcers

U.S. law enforcers have revealed an astonishing new phenomenon that is complicating their counterterrorism effortsâthe growing number of women, even teenagers, who are being drawn to the online propaganda of the Islamic State (ISIS).

Terrorist couple planned bloodier attack; California massacre investigation points to Pakistan connection

The Islamic terrorist couple who slaughtered 14 people in Southern California and wounded 21 others last week would have killed more had the bombs they left at the site of the massacre exploded when the first responders arrived, law enforcement sources revealed.

\'I got you\': California employee recalls \'amazing selfless man\'â her \'friend and hero\' who took bullets to save her