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Arkansas denial of gay wedding validity is 'shameless disrespect', judge rules
Around 500 marriages have been in legal limbo since gay marriages were suspended less than a week after they began.
US set to send hundreds of troops to Iraq
A decision to send several hundred more trainers and advisers to help Iraqi forces is likely.
Transgenders medically fit to serve military â largest US doctors' group
Seeking to overturn a ban imposed by the federal government, the American Medical Association (AMA) recently affirmed that transgender individals are medically fit to join the United States' military.
ISIS sell captured girls into sex slavery for the price of a packet of cigarettes
'This is a war that is being fought on the bodies of women', says UN envoy.
Iraq: Despite thousands fleeing ISIS, churches are full of new believers
Hundreds of thousands of Christians have been forced to flee Iraq as Islamic State continues to tighten its grip, but still people are turning to Jesus, a church leader has told Christian Today.
Egypt: Coptic Christian families return home after being forced to flee
A group of Coptic Christians forced to flee from their village in Egypt after facing allegations of blasphemy have now returned to their homes.
Christian pastors on trial in Sudan moved to high security prison
Two South Sudanese pastors facing criminal charges in Sudan have been moved to a high security prison and have not been allowed any visitors, their lawyers have confirmed.
ISIS militants execute suspected homosexuals by throwing them off a building
The Islamic State has thrown blind-folded men head-first off a building in Mosul because they were gay, claiming the men were violating the Sharia law.
Women in Nepal take up judo, karate lessons amid rise in sexual attacks after quakes
Women and girls displaced by this year's massive jolts in Nepal are now taking self-defence lessons from police following a rise in reports of sexual harassment.
Google apologises as Indian PM's images appear in 'top 10 criminals'
Numerous pictures of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turn up in search results when the key words "top 10 criminals" are used for an image search, prompting Google to issue an apology.
Iraq: Oil refinery town set to fall to government forces in reverse for Islamic State
Iraqi forces have opened supply lines into Baiji and its nearby oil refinery.
Egg rationing in US amid soaring prices as avian flu continues to spread
Egg-rationing is now being implemented while prices of eggs have sky-rocketed as the Avian Flu hit around 46 million chickens and turkeys in the U.S.
No more fossil fuels, say G7 leaders in landmark commitment
Major economies will abandon fossil fuels by the end of the century.
Abortion cases down in nearly all US states as teen pregnancies continue to decline
Abortions in almost all US states have declined since 2010, the Huffington Post reported, based on a survey by the Associated Press.
School in Idaho decides to arm itself to ensure quick response to security problem
An isolated school in Idaho has decided to buy four guns as protection against criminals and trained staff to use them.
With Patriot Act gone, Cheney warns of terror attack in US even deadlier than 9/11
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney said Sen. Rand Paul made the wrong move when he forced the provisions of the Patriot Act to expire, warning that without these provisions the United States could face another attack even deadlier than 9/11.