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Putin slams Turkish leaders anew, saying Allah punished them by making them lose their mind
During his State of the Nation Address on Thursday, Pres. Vladimir Putin took another dig at Turkey, claiming that Allah punished Turkey's leaders by making them lose their minds, the Express reported.

Burkina Faso charges failed coup leader over 1987 murder of 'Africa's Che Guevara'
Authorities in Burkina Faso have charged a general who led a failed coup in September with complicity in the 1987 assassination of President Thomas Sankara.

U.S. set to unleash female commandos as military opens all combat unit jobs to women
The US military is opening all combat unit jobs to women in a landmarke decision that would allow female service members to join the most elite military forces.

Christian University president sparks outrage with call for students to carry concealed weapons
Liberty University's Jerry Falwell Jr made his remarks at the college's weekly convocation on Friday night.

Toughest decisions ahead for Paris climate change negotiators
The draft agreement still leaves hundreds of points of dispute for ministers to resolve this week.

Predominantly Catholic Slovakia set to welcome 149 Christian refugees fleeing Islamic extremism in Iraq
Amid the growing refugee crisis in Europe, Slovakia is extending its hand by giving asylum to 149 Christians who live in Iraq and are threatened by extremism.

U.S. Democratic lawmakers pray at mosque with terror ties; California massacre called 'unfortunate data point'
Two days after two Muslim husband-and-wife shooters mercilessly sprayed bullets at a social services centre in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 people, Democratic Party lawmakers inexplicably prayed at a mosque with historical links to terrorism and vowed to fight Islamophobia, WND reported.

California carnage exposes open 'back door' to U.S. where terrorists using fiancé visas can enter freely
The Dec. 2 San Bernardino, California massacre exposed an open "back door" to the United States through which terrorists can enter easily, authorities revealed.

California massacre: It's now a terror probe, says FBI; female shooter posted allegiance to ISIS chief on Facebook
The husband-and-wife attackers who shot and killed 14 people in California on Wednesday had links with the Islamic State (ISIS) and the massacre is now being investigated as an act of terrorism, officials said.

ISIS boasts of having exploited Europe's refugee programme to form armies in every country in the continent
Recently, a 99-page manifesto believed to have been published by Islamic State militants would give more weight to arguments against accepting new refugees in European countries.

U.S. airs concern over Russia's new weapon â a fast, nuke-armed submarine drone that could devastate American cities
During a joint hearing of the House Armed Services and House Foreign Affairs Committees on Russian arms cheating, US Department of State Undersecretary Rose Gottemoeller sounded the alarm on Russia's new state-of-the-art weapon.

Paris: Draft climate change deal signed minutes before deadline
The agreement forms the basis for ministers to try to resolve hundreds of points of disagreement next week.

Evangelical vote is vital in presidential elections, says Carson faith adviser
"Evangelicals are playing an incredibly relevant role in this election," according to Johnnie Moore.

New York crib baby mother speaks: 'I knew if I left him in God's hands, he would be OK'
The mother who left her new-born baby in a New York church's Nativity crib has said that she knew that someone would find him and help him.

India bolsters Chennai flood relief after slow response
The move came as criticism mounted that the government has been slow to respond to the heaviest rains in a century.

UN Security Council to discuss human rights in North Korea
The isolated country has been accused by a UN inquiry of abuses comparable to Nazi-era atrocities.