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Trump vindicated: Ex-police official, other witnesses say Muslims in New Jersey did celebrate 9/11 terror attacks
A former police official has come out to attest that Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump was right when he commented that some Muslims in New Jersey held rooftop and street parties to celebrate the 9/11 terror attacks.
Muslims who saved Christians from death in Islamist militants' attack hailed for their heroic, selfless action
Showing amazing courage and grit, a group of Muslims in Kenya protected and saved from certain death the Christian passengers of a bus they were travelling on after they were ambushed by Islamist gunmen on Monday, eyewitnesses said.
ISIS claims it's expanding to the Philippines in new video, but Manila issues denial: 'No terror training camps here'
The international terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) has alleged in a propaganda video that it has set up a training camp in the Philippines, a claim that was quickly denied by the Philippine government.
Vicar of Baghdad to serve as patron of Barnabas Fund
Canon Andrew White and Baroness Cox have agreed to serve as patrons.
Liberia and Ebola: A story of courage that turned heartbreak to hope
Cris Rogers visited Liberia and found a "new normal" there, inspired by the stories he heard.
Battle recommences over same-sex marriage in military chapels
No same-sex couple in the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force has yet been married in a military chapel.
Boy, 4, asks mall Santa to pray for sick baby he didn't even know; Facebook photo of them praying together goes viral
A 4-year-old boy in South Carolina has become a sensation after a photo of him with Santa Claus praying for a sick baby in Las Vegas was posted on Facebook.
Anti-Islam group, Tea Party gang up on Florida sheriff for hiring a Muslim deputy
The sheriff in Broward County, Florida, is under fire from an anti-Islam group and Tea Party members for hiring and refusing to fire a Muslim deputy who also serves as director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) -Florida.
Football player, 15, is hailed as hero by President Obama after he shielded 3 girls with his own body during shooting
A 15-year-old football player in Knoxville, Tennessee has been hailed by President Barack Obama as a hero after he was killed Thursday night while trying to protect three girls during a shooting.
Pope Francis warns Vatican: I will reform 'diseased' bureaucracy
The Church's central administration has been rocked by scandals and charges of greed and corruption.
Republican Lindsey Graham drops out of 2016 presidential race
Graham struggled to gain traction in a crowded Republican field dominated by front-runner Donald Trump.
Syrian Christian families seeking asylum detained, separated, 'treated like criminals' upon arrival in U.S.
A Syrian Christian and his family fled their home country because of religious persecution only to be detained upon their arrival in the United States.
New York warns employers: Call a transgender woman 'Mr' and you're breaking the law
New guidelines detail the legal protections of transgender and gender-nonconforming New Yorkers.
Motorbike suicide bomber kills six US troops in Afghanistan
Officials said the attack is the deadliest on US forces this year.
Obama defends strategy vs. ISIS, blames GOP bets, media for terror fears gripping American public
Saying more bombs are not the answer, U.S. President Barack Obama made a vigorous defence of his strategy against the Islamic State (ISIS), blaming the opposition Republican Party and the media for contributing to the fear gripping the American public.
Muslim bus passengers save Christians from Al-Shabaab extremists: 'Kill us all or leave'
Muslim passengers refused to be separated from Christians when their bus was ambushed by suspected Islamist extremists.