French officials announced Monday that they have placed an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf this week as part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State terrorist group.
The Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab has threatened to launch attacks on the Mall of America in Minnesota and two other malls in Canada and the United Kingdom.
The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, might welcome their second child earlier than previously expected. Although the baby's due date was initially projected to be late April 2015, it seems now that the baby may arrive as early as the first week of ...
"The Face of an Angel," a movie on the sensational murder trial of former U.S. student Amanda Knox, has been released days before Italy's highest court makes its final decision on the controversial and complicated case.
An image of a man who would later become the leader of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria was obtained by CBS News on Tuesday, in which he was shown being processed at a U.S. military prison in Iraq in 2004.
Recent reports indicate the Islamic State terrorist organization is struggling for power in the Middle East as it continues to try to gain control of larger swaths of territory.
Ukraine troops were forced to retreat this week from the embattled transport hub of Debaltseve after pro-Russian rebels were able to seize most of the town.
Following a Carnival float accident that left 18 dead Tuesday, Haiti ended their annual Carnival celebration early to mourn the victims.
The Rev. Franklin Graham, president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, has denounced the recent beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians by the Islamic State, calling on Muslim leaders to condemn the brutal act.
Haiti's annual Carnival festival took a fatal turn early Tuesday when a parade float hit power lines, killing 18 and injuring 60.
Two strong earthquakes jolted northern Japan on Tuesday, with the first one placed at 6.9 magnitude causing a small tsunami that did not cause any damages but nevertheless triggered evacuation warnings in towns along the coast.
Chinese authorities have detained multiple pastors and church workers from Beijing Jiaquan Church, an independent house church that has operated in the capital for more than two decades. ChinaAid founder and President Bob Fu said his organization is “urgently concerned for the safety, health and legal rights of every Jiaquan pastor and church co-worker who has been taken away.”
A planned church in East Java Province in Indonesia is facing renewed opposition from Muslim residents who argue that an address discrepancy in permit documents should halt construction. Residents in the Dukuh Kukun area of Babat Jerawat Urban Village, Pakal District, Surabaya, say the address listed on the official permit does not match the church site in the CitraLand housing complex.
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.