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US 'most vulnerable' to ISIS terror attack using tunnel network, war veteran warns

Dan Gordon, an author and a veteran of six Israeli wars, said the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) may use an existing underground network of tunnels to sow terror in the US.

North and South Korea hold crisis talks as confrontation escalates

Rising tensions have brought the peninsula back to the brink of armed conflict.

French train gunman says he was hungry and is not a terrorist

Ayoub el-Khazzani's lawyer said her client â now in detention near Paris â looked ill and malnourished.

Crowds pack Jimmy Carter Bible study after cancer news

The first person lined up at midnight and some followers drove hours to attend, local television reported.

Christian vlogger admits joining adultery site, says God and wife have forgiven him

A Christian vlogger has asked forgiveness from God and his wife after it was revealed through a data leak from hackers that he was one of the millions of men who signed up for Ashley Madison, the controversial website that promotes extramarital affairs.

Amnesty International official linked to alleged key figures in terrorist network

A series of news articles published on the British newspaper "The Times" revealed that one of the organisation's senior officials has undeclared public connections with alleged key players in a secretive terrorist network.

London judge orders girl separated from parents who exposed her to ISIS violence

In London, parents subjected their 16-year-old daughter to psychological and emotional harm by trying to radicalise her with extremist propaganda of the Islamic State.

US fertility clinics help parents choose baby's gender in controversial procedure

Fertility clinics in the US are assisting parents to choose their baby's gender under a controversial practice that is legal in a few countries.

Washington National Cathedral dean opts to retire as efforts to liberalise church fail

Washington National Cathedral Dean Gary Hall has announcement his retirement before his term ended, saying the cathedral is "on the cusp of a new era."

Obama sees rising disapproval rating as his economic and foreign policies take a hit

President Barack Obama's disapproval rating rose while more than half of Americans said policies of Republican leaders in the Congress are taking the US into the wrong direction, according to the latest poll.

10 US states plus Washington, D.C. allow illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses

Undocumented immigrants can obtain driver's license from 10 US states and Washington, D.C., according to a report.

ISIS demolishes 1,600-year-old Christian monastery, desecrates saint's remains

Continuing its streak of atrocities towards peopleâincluding Christiansâand ancient structures in the Middle East, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has demolished a 1,500-year-old monastery in central Syria honoring a martyr who defended Christianity.

British hostage freed as Al Qaeda takes ground in Yemen