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Franklin Graham urges US to bar Muslim entry as he condemns killing of Marines
Franklin Graham urges US to bar Muslim entry as he condemns killing of Marines

Four innocent men from the United States Marine Corps and three others were wounded in the recent Chattanooga, Tennessee shooting committed by 24-year-old Muhammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, and Reverend Franklin Graham is seeking prayers for the victims and their families.

ISIS claims suicide bomb that killed more than 100 in Iraq
ISIS claims suicide bomb that killed more than 100 in Iraq

More than 100 people were killed in a suicide car bombing at a busy market in an Iraqi town on Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks carried out by Islamic State militants since they overran large parts of the country.

Actress Candace Cameron Bure gets death threats after backing Oregon bakery couple
Actress Candace Cameron Bure gets death threats after backing Oregon bakery couple

"Full House" actress Candace Cameron Bure has come under fire on Twitter after she came to the defense of the Oregon bakery couple who refused to serve a cake for a lesbian wedding.

Rallies and vigils mark anniversary of Eric Garner\'s death
Rallies and vigils mark anniversary of Eric Garner's death

Family and supporters on Friday marked the anniversary of the police killing of Eric Garner with rallies and vigils demanding police reforms and justice in the controversial case.

Chattanooga shooting: Suspect made 2014 trip to Middle East
Chattanooga shooting: Suspect made 2014 trip to Middle East

The suspect in the fatal shootings of four US Marines traveled to Jordan and possibly other Middle Eastern countries for seven months last year, authorities said on Friday.

Pastor Saeed Abedini suffers from beatings, faces threats in jail after Iran nuclear deal
Pastor Saeed Abedini suffers from beatings, faces threats in jail after Iran nuclear deal

Pastor Saeed Abedini is now facing threats in jail after United States President Barack Obama passed the Iran nuclear deal, with many of his fellow prisoners expressing their dissesion regarding Iran's partnership with America.

Drones do \'more damage than good\' in war against terror, says Obama\'s ex-spy chief
Drones do 'more damage than good' in war against terror, says Obama's ex-spy chief

US President Barack Obama's former spy chief has admitted that drones made "more damage than good" and that US prisons in Iraq "absolutely" helped in radicalising young Iraqis who later joined Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, calling the US invasion a "strategic mistake," according to reports.

ISIS-linked militants claim destroying  Egyptian naval vessel with rocket attack
ISIS-linked militants claim destroying Egyptian naval vessel with rocket attack

A militant group in Egypt affiliated with the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the firing of a rocket at an Egyptian naval vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, according to reports.

\'War being fought on bodies of women\': Sexual violence part of ISIS system — UN
'War being fought on bodies of women': Sexual violence part of ISIS system — UN

While the war against the Islamic State is largely participated by men, it is the women and children who carry more of the burden from violence, and there is little support for those who survive.

Escaping ISIS: Lawyer finds way to rescue women, children held captive by jihadists
Escaping ISIS: Lawyer finds way to rescue women, children held captive by jihadists

A Yazidi lawyer who used to manage small-town issues has risen to the occasion to do what has to be done-- rescue women and children held captive by the Islamic State despite the threat of a brutal death in the hands of the jihadists.

Real-life space drama: Space station crew  evacuates to escape pod as debris closes in
Real-life space drama: Space station crew evacuates to escape pod as debris closes in

Three astronauts living at the International Space Station were forced to evacuate into an escape pod because of an approaching piece of debris from an old Russian weather satellite.

Looming disasters: Man can do nothing to stop warming, rise of oceans — scientists

Climate scientists working for the United States government recently said that the Earth's oceans will continue to get warmer due to record-breaking high temperatures recorded last year, with or without efforts to address climate change.

Ant-Man review: Don\'t let anyone look down on you because you\'re small
Ant-Man review: Don't let anyone look down on you because you're small

An entertaining movie and with a heart at the centre that is concept-defyingly huge, writes Martin Saunders.

Sudan: Two Christian women found guilty of public indecency
Sudan: Two Christian women found guilty of public indecency

Two of the 12 women arrested when leaving church in Sudan on suspicion of committing "public indecency" for violating the dress code have been found guilty and fined.

Mike Huckabee slams \'repulsive, revolting, stomach-churning\' sale of foetal body parts
Mike Huckabee slams 'repulsive, revolting, stomach-churning' sale of foetal body parts

Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has joined many individuals and organizations in the condemnation of abortion service provider Planned Parenthood, after an undercover video revealed one of its officials casually talking about the illegal sale of foetal body parts.

Duggar couple grateful to TLC even after it replaced \'19 Kids\' with transgender series
Duggar couple grateful to TLC even after it replaced '19 Kids' with transgender series

Several weeks after Josh Duggar's child molestation scandal surfaced, The Learning Channel (TLC) has finally come to the decision to cancel the show "19 Kids and Counting," all the while adding a transgender series "I Am Jazz" to its lineup.