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ISIS orders accused Egyptian spy to dig his own grave before executing him
An Egyptian man who was accused of working for the Israeli intelligence has been forced by Islamic State militants to dig his own grave before being executed.
Bishops hold exorcism to 'drive away the Enemy' from Mexico
A Mexican cardinal has presided at a 'great exorcism', guided by a well-known Spanish exorcist, seeking to 'drive away the Enemy' from Mexico.
Indian bishop accuses Hindus and Muslims of 'love jihad' against Christian women
Mar Mathew Anikkuzhikkattil says that Christian women are being lured away from the faith by offers of marriage.
Think Muslim, think terrorist: Poll reveals British attitudes toward Islam
More British people associate the word "Muslim" with terror and terrorism than with any other quality, according to an Islamic Relief survey.
Islamic State teenager said to be UK's youngest suicide bomber
A 17-year-old who left northern England to join Islamic State was reported to have become Britain's youngest suicide bomber when he blew himself up in a car in northern Iraq.
Sudan president Omar al-Bashir barred from leaving South Africa
A South African judge barred Sudan's indicted president from leaving the country on Sunday, in a deepening rift between Africa and the West over what Pretoria called anti-poor country bias in the International Criminal Court.
Senior Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar 'killed' in US air strike in Libya
A veteran Islamist militant, blamed for masterminding an Algerian gas field attack and running smuggling routes across North Africa, has been killed in a US air strike inside Libya, Libya's recognised government said on Sunday.
In post-gender Europe, lines between men and women are being blurred
Europe is shaping up to be a post-gender world, but in some progressive countries, the movement is pushing the gender boundaries into blurring the lines between men and women.
US tries 'lily pad' strategy against ISIS, sends more military advisers to Iraq
The US government has finally figured a way to defeat the terrorist campaign of the Islamic State in the Middle East-- and that is to reuse the "lily pad" strategy that did not work against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Robber returns wallet, cell phone after victim says prayer out loud
The power of prayer has prompted a man to return the wallet and cell phone to a hotel worker he robbed at gunpoint in Euclid, Ohio.
Mexico's Supreme Court deems same-sex marriage ban 'unconstitutional'
Mexico's highest court has ruled that it is unconstitutional for states to prohibit same-sex couples from being married.
New Michigan law allows faith-based adoption agencies to refuse service to gays and lesbians
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday signed into law three bills that will allow faith-based adoption agencies which get state funds to refuse service to gays and lesbians based on their religious beliefs.
Aid-dependent Nepal says needs $6.6 billion for post-quake rebuilding
Earthquake-battered Nepal will ask international donors to support a reconstruction plans that is expected to cost $6.6 billion over five years, the government said on Saturday.
WHO calls emergency meeting on 'large, complex' South Korea MERS outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it would hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to consider South Korea's outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which it described as "large and complex".
Crackdowns on human rights in Central Asia breed extremism says Ban Ki-moon
Continued crackdowns on human rights in Central Asia could backfire by encouraging extremist ideologies, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday, winding up a visit to the volatile former Soviet region.
Egypt opens border crossing with Gaza - a sign of easing tension?
Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Saturday to allow Palestinians to travel in and out of the Gaza Strip for the first time in three months.