First Lady Michelle Obama lauded the contentious war film "American Sniper" for its portrayal of the dynamics in military families as well as "the complex journeys that our men and women in uniform endure," in a bid to boost the image of war veterans in the entertainment industry, Variety reported ...
The rise of the Islamic State was a result of human rights abuses as governments tend to neglect addressing such in the face of security threats, an international human rights watchdog body said.
The state of Ohio is set to defer all six executions for this year as it needs more time to arrange a new procedure for capital punishment and to obtain a new supply of execution drugs, according to the state prison department.
China's education minister has told universities to keep away from textbooks that promote Western values.
A French government infographic designed to warn people about others who take the route of jihadist radicalization has drawn online attention...and sarcasm.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has unveiled a new legislation that would strengthen the country's spy agency and allow courts to close any website that promotes terrorism amid criticism that such measures may undermine democracy.
Churches have urged the U.K. government to stop a plan by scientists to create a baby from three persons to a halt, citing safety and ethical reasons, BBC has reported. The scientists, however, defended their move in pushing Parliament to approve the proposed change on the Human Fertilisation and ...
Good news to fans of Netflix's "Orange is the New Black." The award-winning hit original series has just been confirmed for a third season, according to Den of Geek. However, fans of the prison drama may have to wait until June this year.
HTC fans will only have to hang on for a little bit as the mobile phone company is expected to release in a matter of months what has been described as the world's fastest smartphone yet.
A teaser for the third installment of the game series "Five Nights at Freddy's" has been uploaded online, but fans might have to wait a little longer for its release.
Many U.S. adults who likely qualified for financial aid on the Obamacare chose to remain uninsured last year, CNN reported. Based on a recently released 2014 Kaiser Family Foundation survey, around two-thirds thought the coverage was too costly or were told they were not eligible for insurance.
Two United Nations experts have called on Iran to explain the confiscation of St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in Tehran and the eviction of Christian families from the property. Reports emerged in July that Iranian authorities had seized the church, described as the country’s oldest Protestant congregation, and removed Christian residents living on the site.
President Donald Trump used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to draw attention to the persecution of Christians worldwide, criticizing the U.N. Human Rights Council for giving the issue little attention while condemning some of the world’s most repressive governments. “Christians are being persecuted all over the world; it's not even believable. I never thought I'd say it, but it's been happening for a long time.”
Fulani militia attacks in one county in Plateau state, Nigeria over the weekend killed at least eight Christians, including a Baptist pastor and a church employee on their way to church services on Sunday (Sept. 20), sources said.
Excavations beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have revealed an ancient garden and burial landscape that archaeologists say is consistent with the description of Jesus’ burial site in the Gospel of John.
The Church of England has withdrawn an interfaith award from a Pakistani Muslim cleric after past comments praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced. Lambeth Palace announced Thursday that it had rescinded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation presented to Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Sept. 11.