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South Carolina church on fire 20 years after it was burned down by KKK
An African-American church in South Carolina that was burned down by the Ku Klux Klan 20 years ago was the scene of another blaze on Tuesday, officials and a newspaper said, though the cause was not immediately clear.
Islamic State threatens to topple Hamas in Gaza and 'uproot' Israel in video statement
Islamic State insurgents threatened on Tuesday to turn the Gaza Strip into another of their Middle East fiefdoms, accusing Hamas, the organisation that rules the Palestinian territory, of being insufficiently stringent about religious enforcement.
Greece defaults on â¬1.6 billion IMF repayment
Greece's last-minute overtures to international creditors for financial aid on Tuesday were not enough to save the country from becoming the first developed economy to default on a loan with the International Monetary Fund.
US Christian ministry to bring aid, audio Bibles to thousands of Mideast refugees
An American Christian ministry has launched a project that would provide audio Bibles for those displaced by the conflict caused by the terror campaign of the Islamic State, in a bid to not only attend to their physical needs but their spiritual needs as well.
Turkish plan to send troops to fight Kurds threatens to complicate campaign vs. ISIS
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to send soldiers into Northern Syria not to stop the Islamic State from expanding what it claimed is its "caliphate," but to prevent Syrian Kurds from creating its own state in the area, despite concerns aired by his generals and likely criticism from NATO allies.
ISIS could smuggle fighters, weapons into US via Mexican tunnels, says ex-FBI agent
A former FBI agent has warned that tunnels used by drug dealers to smuggle drugs and cash into the US from Mexico could be used by the Islamic State to enter the country.
ISIS extends reach to Russia, challenging al-Qaeda as world's top jihadist movement
The Islamic State group has just expanded to Russia last week after a governorate was declared in the country's North Caucasus, opening a new front in the competition between ISIS and al-Qaida for the top post in the world's jihadist movement.
Americans should elect next president who will 'restore true marriage in law' â group
Calling the Supreme Court's decision legalising same-sex marriage as "illegitimate," a civil society group is now calling on Americans to elect a new leader who will "restore true marriage in the law.
Senator Rand Paul: US Constitution silent on question of marriage, so why change it?
The United States government should keep its hands off the religious convictions of others and should not redefine marriage, Republican presidential aspirant Rand Paul said.
Obama gets image boost with 2 Supreme Court decisions, Charleston church eulogy
President Obama's image got a needed boost with the the US Supreme Court decisions on the Affordable Care Act and same-sex marriage and his emphatic eulogy for the nine people who were killed in Charleston, South Carolina.
Mississippi officials consider options to avoid issuance of gay marriage licenses
Mississippi has started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as one state official floated the idea of getting out of the business altogether.
Body of Nigerian Youth For Christ chair discovered, ex colleague confesses murder
The body of the chairman of Youth for Christ in Nigeria, an eminent academic and elder statesman of the African nation, has been found murdered.
Abortion clinics stay open in Texas after High Court suspends legal restrictions
The US Supreme Court on Monday temporarily suspended an appeals court ruling that threatened to close down 10 of the 19 abortion clinics in Texas.
Online petition urges US Congress to pass constitutional amendment on marriage
Following the US Supreme Court's decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the US, an online petition has been launched to urge Congress to declare that marriage as only between a man and a woman.
India: Pastor and church members beaten after 50 Hindu nationalists storm prayer meeting
A pastor and several church members were injured in an attack on a Christian prayer meeting in Kerala, southwest India by suspected Hindu nationalists earlier this month.
Chibok schoolgirls brainwashed to 'cut the throats of Christians'
The Chibok schoolgirls taken by Boko Haram last year have been "brainwashed" and are carrying out orders to kill on behalf of their captors, witnesses have claimed.