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Negotiators grab head start on monumental climate challenge
Negotiators grab head start on monumental climate challenge

The United Nations conference begins at summit level today with more than 150 heads of government attending talks.

Pope Francis in Africa, agent of change
Pope Francis in Africa, agent of change

The Pope in Africa has given passionate witness of the kind exemplified in the original Prayer of St Francis. He has pushed his radical agenda once again on peace, love, faith and hope. If the climate change talks in Paris this week are a success, he will deserve a share of the credit.

Pope to end Africa trip with mosque visit in besieged Central African Republic enclave
Pope to end Africa trip with mosque visit in besieged Central African Republic enclave

The pope was protected by the heaviest security ever seen on his trips.

Infant who \'died\' in Miami car accident brought back to life — twice: \'Higher power involved here\'
Infant who 'died' in Miami car accident brought back to life — twice: 'Higher power involved here'

An eight-month old baby has made a miracle recovery twice after a car accident in the highway in Visalia, Miami Herald reported

Mysterious \'Christian State\' surfaces in Belgium, threatens to kill Muslims and destroy their establishments
Mysterious 'Christian State' surfaces in Belgium, threatens to kill Muslims and destroy their establishments

A mysterious group known as "Christian State'' has threatened to kill Muslims and destroy their businesses, apparently in retaliation to the Islamic State (ISIS) attacks on Paris that killed 130 people weeks ago.

Russia launches electronic warfare in Syria to jam ISIS communications, prevent NATO detection of its moves
Russia launches electronic warfare in Syria to jam ISIS communications, prevent NATO detection of its moves

Russia is reportedly providing direct military air support to Syria and is using electronic warfare to jam Islamic state's (IS) communications as well prevent NATO from detecting what it is up to.

New York pastor shouts racist, anti-gay slurs at participants of \'Love Not Hate\' rally outside his church
New York pastor shouts racist, anti-gay slurs at participants of 'Love Not Hate' rally outside his church

A New York pastor shouted racist and anti-gay slurs at a rally condemning his church for its anti-LGBT stance.

Christians urged to pray amid twin threats from Islamic radicals and atheists
Christians urged to pray amid twin threats from Islamic radicals and atheists

A "Christian conservative tea-party Republican" official in Virginia likened atheists to ISIS and proposed a resolution encouraging residents to pray during Thanksgiving celebration.

At least 48 high-risk ISIS terrorist suspects in U.S. being tracked down 24-7 by elite teams from FBI
At least 48 high-risk ISIS terrorist suspects in U.S. being tracked down 24-7 by elite teams from FBI

The FBI is using elite tracking teams to track down at least 48 ISIS suspects in the US who are considered high-risk.

Islamic Center in Kentucky receives email death threat, prompting call for stronger police protection
Islamic Center in Kentucky receives email death threat, prompting call for stronger police protection

The Islamic Center of Lexington in Kentucky received an email threat Friday that everyone in the mosque would be killed.

Songwriter relates how he cast off his homosexuality by turning to Jesus
Songwriter relates how he cast off his homosexuality by turning to Jesus

Songwriter Dennis Jernigan talks about his journey from homosexuality to redemption in the popular Christian song "You Are My All in All." It was not an easy journey to take, because for the longest time, Jernigan thought that God hated him because of his sexual orientation.

Tim Tebow befriends boy battling leukaemia, visits him for a third time in hospital on Thanksgiving
Tim Tebow befriends boy battling leukaemia, visits him for a third time in hospital on Thanksgiving

Football star and philantropist Tim Tebow always strove to make a difference in people's lives, and this is exactly what he did to 13-year-old Nathaniel Nelson, a young boy who is battling cancer in Jacksonville, Florida.

ISIS tells \'lone wolves\' how to make \'new hybrid war weapon\' and how to plan terror attacks in U.S.
ISIS tells 'lone wolves' how to make 'new hybrid war weapon' and how to plan terror attacks in U.S.

With the heightened security in the United States following the Paris attacks, the Islamic State (ISIS) appeared to have devised a different strategy in sowing terror, realising that sneaking in terrorists into the country, just like what it did in Paris, may not work in the U.S.

7,900 ISIS jihadis now in Germany and planning \'combat missions\' in Europe — German police chief
7,900 ISIS jihadis now in Germany and planning 'combat missions' in Europe — German police chief

Nearly 8,000 Islamic State (ISIS) militants are now inside Germany blending in with the migrants and planning "combat missions" in Europe, the Daily Mail reported quoting a German federal police chief as its source.

U.S. declaration of war on ISIS looms as Obama\'s Democratic allies join Republican hawks in calling for such action
U.S. declaration of war on ISIS looms as Obama's Democratic allies join Republican hawks in calling for such action

The possibility that the U.S. Congress will join France in declaring all-out war against the Islamic State (ISIS) appears more likely than ever as a high-ranking Democratic ally of President Barack Obama has joined hawkish Republican leaders in calling for such a declaration.

Refugees speak out: \'If we stay in Syria, we have 3 choices — serve Assad, or serve ISIS, or die\'
Refugees speak out: 'If we stay in Syria, we have 3 choices — serve Assad, or serve ISIS, or die'

As politicians and media commentators the world over debate on what to do with the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing war-torn Syria, an important voice is hardly being heard—that of the refugees themselves.