The Islamic State has released another propaganda video showing the execution of nine men who were all convicted of being spies, according to a report by the Daily Mail on Saturday.
Another British healthcare worker has reportedly been flown back to the U.K. after being suspected of contracting the Ebola virus, bringing the total number of returned health workers to six. The possible infection happened after an accidental "needle-stick injury" at a treatment center in Sierra ...
A spokesperson for the Islamic State has purportedly accepted an offer of allegiance from the Nigerian-based Boko Haram terrorist group.
Pope Francis has spoken out on the possibility of assassination threats against him, saying he is praying that such an attack would be \"painless.\"
The Australian government is investigating the alleged suicide bombing death of a teen recruited by the Islamic State who also had plans to carry out terrorist attacks at multiple sites in Melbourne.
Iran is receiving criticism from an international human rights group for new bills that would limit voluntary sterilization and the use of contraceptives to increase the birth rate in the Middle Eastern country.
Islamic State militants have released another execution video, this time purportedly showing a boy fatally shooting a 19-year-old man accused of spying for the Israel intelligence service Mossad.
Police in the remote state of Nagaland, India have arrested 42 suspects in connection with the recent death of a rape suspect, who was forcibly removed from a local prison by an angry mob who then brutally beat him in the streets before lynching him.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced this week that both Ukrainian fighters and pro-Russian separatists have almost completed their weapons withdrawal, following the ceasesfire agreement established between the two groups last month.
Hikers in Israel have reportedly found a collection of coins dating back 2,300 years in a cave in northern Israel.
U.S. President Barack Obama warned Monday that the country of Venezuela poses a national security threat to the U.S. while setting sanctions on seven officials from the Latin American country.
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.