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Putin bombshell: ISIS getting financial support from private donors in 40 countries, including G20 members

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dropped a bombshell on Monday when he bared that the Islamic State (ISIS) is being financed by at least 40 countries, including G-20 member states.

Charlie Hebdo strikes again, tells Paris terrorists, 'If God exists, He hates you'

The controversial French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is once again tackling a controversial issue as it addressed the terrorists involved in the recent Paris terror attacks, telling the perpetrators that God hates terrorists.

240,000 women resorted to home abortions after Texas passed anti-abortion law in 2013, study shows

A Texas law that attempted to limit abortions somewhat backfired since many women from the state have resorted to getting rid of their pregnancies in their own homes.

Israel outlaws Islamic group for fuelling wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis

For allegedly inciting lies, instigating paid provocation at the holy site and fueling recent wave of attacks against its people, Israel on Tuesday outlawed a chapter of the Islamic Movement and declared membership in the group to be a crime.

At least four Paris attackers were on US watchlists, officials say

At least four of the Paris attackers were listed in a central counter-terrorism database maintained by the US intelligence community, five US officials said on Thursday.

Five dead in Palestinian stabbing attack

A Palestinian fatally stabbed two people in a Tel Aviv office building and three other people were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Israeli police and the army said.

US House votes to suspend acceptance of Syrian refugees

The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed legislation to suspend Obama's program to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year.

Jordan King Abdullah warns of '3rd world war against humanity,' calls for cohesive action vs. ISIS

Jordan's King Abdullah II has warned of a "third world war against humanity" and the need for countries to act fast and holistically to tackle and respond to the interconnected threats by extremist groups.

U.S., Russia, France take turns bombing ISIS targets after Paris terror attacks

Three of the world's major countries are taking turns bombing territories controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), days after the extremist organisation claimed responsibility for the terror attacks in Paris, which killed over 120 people.

ISIS propaganda tool: Secret messaging Telegram app blocks channels related to terror group after Paris attacks

In the wake of the deadly terror attacks in Paris orchestrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the secure messaging app Telegram purged this week some 78 public channels in 12 different language believed to the related to the extremist group.

Majority of Americans don't want more Syrian refugees, favour sending ground troops to fight ISIS â poll

Majority of Americans disapprove of President Barack Obama's plans to allow more Syrian refugees to settle in the U.S., an issue that sharply divides Americans across party lines, a new poll shows.

French people put positive twist on terrorist attacks in Facebook posts that have gone viral

At least two Facebook posts made by Frenchmen in the aftermath of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris have gone viral as they captured the strength and beauty of the human spirit in the face of doomâemotions that strongly resonate with people worldwide.

Obama's state of mind questioned by critics, with Donald Trump asking, 'Is our president insane?'

President Barack Obama's state of mind is now being question by his harshest critics following the actions and statements he made in the aftermath of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, with Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump pointedly asking the question: "Is our president insane?"