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War vs. ISIS to last 20 years, says top US general; UK study sees jihadists losing land
Battling the extremist group Islamic State will take not just up to five years but one or two decades, a top officer of the US Army said.
Greek banks reopen in signs of a return to new normal
Capital controls will remain and payments and wire transfers abroad will still not be possible.
Chattanooga shooting stokes US Muslim fears about radicalisation
American Muslims are realising the need to stop young people being drawn to radical ideologies.
Iran nuclear deal goes to Congress as Israel PM warns of Iran 'terror machine'
President Obama has promised to exercise his veto if Congress rejects the deal.
Donald Trump belittles John McCain's war heroism, draws flak from fellow candidates
Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump continues to create controversy, this time questioning the war heroism of his partymate, Arizona Senator John McCain.
Chattanooga gunman's motives for killing 5 US soldiers: Struggle with Islamic faith and depression, trips to Jordan seen as clues
Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez, the suspect in the death of five US military personnel in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was described as person that struggled with his Islam faith and depression, used drugs, liked to shoot guns, and might have been radicalized by trips to Jordan.
Mississippi court bars inclusion of prayers, religious sermons in all school activities
A district court has fined a school district in Mississippi $7,500 and barred it from including prayers and religious sermons in all school activities.
Let voters decide on Ten Commandments monument, Oklahoma lawmakers say
Lawmakers in Oklahoma is taking the issue of the Ten Commandments monument directly to the public.
Gay pastry chef calls fellow gays 'Nazis' for bullying Christians to make their cakes
A pastry chef who said he is gay blasted homosexuals who force Christian bakeries to make their wedding cakes, saying they are not obligated to do it.
Emma Coronel Aispuro: El Chapo's wife - What you need to know family and twin children
The spotlight is now given to El Chapo's wife
Christian bakers raise $372,000 on fundraising page after refusing to make cake for lesbian couple and fined $135,000 in damages
As a result of their firm stand upholding their Christian beliefs, the couple has raised a record-breaking amount of money on the website in a span of two months, amounting to $372,000, more than double the $135,000 damages the court ordered them to pay the lesbian plaintiff.
More Americans believe religious freedom should prevail over homosexual civil rights
More Americans believe religious freedom should prevail over gay rights after the Supreme Court decided to legalise same-sex marriage across the United States, a recent survey showed.
Nuclear deal will not change Iran's relations with US: supreme leader
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the nuclear deal with world powers did not signal any wider shift in Iran's relationship with Washington or its policies in the Middle East.
Senator asks: Why did FBI free suspect in murder of 4 Americans in Benghazi?
A Republican senator has accused the United States government of mishandling the case of a known arms trafficer of the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) who also linked to the murder of four Americans in Benghazi three years ago.
War on drugs ineffective? Group of 600 Methodist churches wants campaign to end
The New England Conference of United Methodist Churches, a group of churches spanning six states, recently passed during its annual conference a resolution calling for an end to the government's War on Drugs.
Prayers sought as Asia Bibi faces Pakistan court on July 22 to appeal for her freedom
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy after proclaiming her faith in God, was given the chance to appeal for her freedom after spending six year in prison.