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Faith under fire: The astonishing story of Edith Cavell, shot 100 years ago today
Faith under fire: The astonishing story of Edith Cavell, shot 100 years ago today

Edith Cavell was killed by the Germans 100 years ago - she was a modern martyr

Amish girl\'s cancer court battle ends
Amish girl's cancer court battle ends

Judge formally ends hospital's attempt to give her chemotherapy - parents say God will triumph

Oklahoma, Arkansas come out strongly in defence of students\' right to pray in school
Oklahoma, Arkansas come out strongly in defence of students' right to pray in school

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said the ban on prayers at high school sporting events is too broad and the activity should be allowed.

4 Israelis and 22 Palestinians have died in under 2 weeks in violent upsurge
4 Israelis and 22 Palestinians have died in under 2 weeks in violent upsurge

Latest incident sees Palestinian woman and child killed in Gaza

NATO soldiers targated by Taliban in Afghan suicide attack
NATO soldiers targated by Taliban in Afghan suicide attack

Bombing breaks a period of relative calm in Kabul after a series of bombings in August

Assisted suicide law in California leaves many unanswered questions, coroners say
Assisted suicide law in California leaves many unanswered questions, coroners say

In California, there is now a new law that legalize doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally-ill or dying patients. But a group representing county coroners said the measure signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday, leaves so many questions that have to be addressed, including how to classify physican-assisted death on death certificates.

China all set to join Russian offensive vs. Islamist, other anti-Assad forces in Syria
China all set to join Russian offensive vs. Islamist, other anti-Assad forces in Syria

China is reportedly preparing to team up with Moscow to bolster the offensive launched in the war-torn country and against the Islamic State.

Planned Parenthood more concerned about  profit than women\'s health—former chief
Planned Parenthood more concerned about profit than women's health—former chief

A former manager at a Planned Parenthood facility in Iowa said the organization was more focused "about its bottom line than it is about the health and safety of women."

\'Even war has rules\': US airstrike on MSF hospital an \'attack on Geneva conventions\'
'Even war has rules': US airstrike on MSF hospital an 'attack on Geneva conventions'

US Pres. Barack Obama has reportedly vowed to conduct a full investigation into the aerial bombings apparently launched by US military forces on a facility of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which killed 22 people and wounded hundred others last week.

Saudi double whammy: Woman who gets cheated by her husband may face jail time
Saudi double whammy: Woman who gets cheated by her husband may face jail time

A Saudi wife who posted a footage online of her husband groping their house help could be put behind bars because of the Kingdom's defamation laws, Emirates 24/7 reported.

Experts to present new evidence on Noah\'s Ark on Oct. 15 in special Christian event
Experts to present new evidence on Noah's Ark on Oct. 15 in special Christian event

On October 15, Ahmet Ertugrul, the Turkish expert and discoverer who led a group of explorers to the site of the remains of Noah's Ark will be part of a special Christian event organized by Southern Evangelical Seminary (SES).

Families of 3 students who died after being hypnotised by principal to get $600,000
Families of 3 students who died after being hypnotised by principal to get $600,000

The board of the Sarasota County School has approved the $600,000 legal settlement to the bereaved loved ones of Wesley McKinley, 16, Brittany Palumbo, 17, and Marcus Freeman, 16.

\'Go away\' signs greet President Obama in Oregon as he pursues gun control agenda
'Go away' signs greet President Obama in Oregon as he pursues gun control agenda

Despite the expected cold reception, President Barack Obama pushed through with his planned visit to Roseburg, Oregon on Friday to condole with the families of the nine Christian victims who were shot dead by a gunman inside their classroom at the Umqua Community College on Oct. 1.

US-wide protests against radical Islam bashed in media even before their launch
US-wide protests against radical Islam bashed in media even before their launch

Even before this weekend's scheduled US-wide rallies against radical Islam could begin, Muslim civil rights groups backed up by major media outlets have already denounced the organisers, saying they were promoting Islamophobia or prejudice against Muslims, WND News reported.

In far-away Pluto, surface water ice is red and sky is blue, similar to Earth\'s—NASA
In far-away Pluto, surface water ice is red and sky is blue, similar to Earth's—NASA

NASA continues to learn more and more about other planets in the Solar System. On October 8, the space agency said that data from its New Horizons spacecraft revealed numerous "small, exposed regions of water ice" on the surface of the dwarf planet.

Iran nuclear deal dilemma: Key provision will violate federal law, US officials reveal

Some senior US officials involved in the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal have privately concluded that a key sanctions relief provision – a concession to Iran that will open the doors to tens of billions of dollars in US-backed commerce with the Islamic regime – conflicts with existing federal statutes and cannot be implemented without violating those laws, Fox News has learned.