The death toll following the massive earthquake in Nepal has reached over 6,000 as rescue teams continue to search the rubble in major cities and villages in the hopes of finding survivors.
A Pakistani court sentenced 10 men to 25 years in prison each this week for their connection in the 2012 shooting of teenager Malala Yousafzai, who has become an outspoken proponent for children's education around the world.
Over 22 hours after the devastating 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal last weekend, the Nepalese Army reportedly recovered a five-month-old baby from the rubble of a collapsed building.
A French school has sent home a 15-year-old Muslim girl home for wearing a long skirt which it deemed violated the secular policy.
Saudi Arabia\'s government announced this week that it had recently arrested 93 members of the Islamic State terror group in its country, five of whom are Saudi nationals.
The Christian aid group Samaritan\'s Purse spoke out this week regarding the massive destruction after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal last weekend, describing the aftermath as "destruction, death and tragedy."
Pope Francis recently spoke out regarding equal rights for women and men, saying that it\'s \"pure scandal\" that men can be paid more than women for doing the same job.
People in Nepal are reportedly taking to the street and blocking roads in protest of the delayed time it has taken for aid services to be delivered following the massive 7.8 earthquake that struck the city last Saturday.
The third installment of "Five Night's At Freddy's" landed in March of this year and already plans for the sequel have been announced.
Amidst the worldwide protests and pleas from governments and families, Indonesia executed on Wednesday eight drug convicts including two Australian members of the Bali Nine but granted reprieve to a female Filipino convict.
"Miracles do come true." This statement reverberated across the Philippines on Wednesday as Filipinos rejoiced at the news that 30-year-old drug convict Mary Jane Veloso, their countryman facing a firing squad in Indonesia, was given a reprieve by Indonesian President Joko Widodo literally at the ...
National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School may continue pursuing plans to become the nation’s first religious charter school while its legal challenge to an Oklahoma law moves forward, a federal judge ruled. According to Baptist Press, the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation is challenging provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act that bar religious organizations from operating publicly funded charter schools because of their religious character.
Former President Joe Biden received an award from Planned Parenthood of Delaware on Thursday and used his remarks to defend his abortion-rights record while encouraging supporters to continue their efforts. Biden spoke at Planned Parenthood of Delaware’s 22nd Annual Chocolate & Champagne Gala in Claymont, where former first lady Jill Biden presented him with the Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award.
A bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators called on President Donald Trump to raise China’s persecution of Christian pastors and other religious minorities during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this week. Led by Sens. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., the lawmakers thanked Trump for diplomatic pressure they said helped secure the July 3 release of Beijing Zion Church founder Ezra Jin after 266 days in detention.
Asbury Theological Seminary plans to leave the federal student loan program and stop processing Title IV loans beginning in May 2027. Title IV governs federal student aid under the Higher Education Act. The Kentucky seminary said the move reflects a desire to reduce student debt and concerns that a future administration hostile to its beliefs could use federal funding as leverage against the school.
Algerian special forces raided a Christian worship gathering at a humanitarian shelter on Sept. 4, detaining all 12 people present on suspicion of holding an unauthorized non-Muslim religious service. Police entered the site and transferred the 12 detained Christians to the Bethioua police station.