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Arab Bank Is First Bank Held Liable By U.S. Jury For Financing Hamas Attacks

Kat De Guzman   | Sep 23, 2014 09:46 AM EDT

A U.S. jury has decided Monday that the Arab Bank Plc. is responsible for the providing material support to Hamas that in turn used it to conduct attacks in both Israeli and Palestinian territories. read more

Turkey Closes Border As Thousands Of Syrians Flee ISIL Attacks

Bianca Ortega   | Sep 23, 2014 08:06 AM EDT

Turkey closed down its border with Syria as more than 130,000 refugees rushed to escape the attacks of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in their country. read more

Ebola Cases Could Hit 20,000 By November, Outbreak May Last For Years --WHO

Kristina Fernandez   | Sep 23, 2014 04:44 AM EDT

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday that in six weeks, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect 20,000 people and might become a permanent condition if better control measures are not implemented. read more

Three Missing Afghan Soldiers Detained At Canadian Border

Staff Reporter   | Sep 23, 2014 03:40 AM EDT

Three Afghan National Army officers who went missing while on a joint training program in Massachusetts were detained by Canadian border authorities on Monday after attempting to cross into Canada. read more

Western Nations Defend Against Home-Grown ISIL Militants

Christl Leong   | Sep 23, 2014 09:46 PM EDT

Countries that took a stand against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIL) are implementing safeguards to prevent nationals from joining the group's cause and from subsequently returning home to carry out the same acts. read more

Americans Want More Church Involvement In Politics -Poll

Bianca Ortega   | Sep 23, 2014 04:29 AM EDT

More Americans now want churches to become more involved in politics, based on a recent Pew Research survey. read more

Hong Kong Students Stage Democracy Fight With Week-long Class Boycotts

Kristina Fernandez   | Sep 23, 2014 02:48 AM EDT

Thousands of students from at least two dozen universities in Hong Kong are boycotting their classes this week to protest against China’s restrictive proposal on how the special administrative region should elect its chief executive in 2017. read more

China Will Play Bigger Role In HK Affairs

Christl Leong   | Sep 23, 2014 02:36 AM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping intends to retain the "one country, two systems" policy in Hong Kong but implied that the central government would play a bigger role in the region's affairs. read more

Islamic State Issues Order To Kill All Infidels, Australians Consider Threat Genuine

Kristina Fernandez   | Sep 23, 2014 12:53 AM EDT

Australian agencies believe that the online message inciting followers of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to kill Australians is genuine and poses a threat to international security, the nation's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Tuesday. read more

Cong. Vance McAllister’s Releases TV Ad With Wife After Cheating Scandal

Bianca Ortega   | Sep 23, 2014 12:53 AM EDT

Louisiana Representative Vance McAllister is taking a shot at being re-elected by releasing a new TV ad that features his wife Kelly a few months after his cheating scandal erupted. read more

Russia Faces Years of Stagnation -- Kurdin

Staff Reporter   | Sep 23, 2014 04:01 AM EDT

Former Russian finance minister Alexei Kudrin said in a statement Monday that Russia is facing years of stagnation because of the Ukraine crisis and Russia's avoidance to create a new economic model. read more

France ‘Not Afraid’ Of ISIL Threat; Won’t Back Down

Christl Leong   | Sep 23, 2014 12:07 AM EDT

France has reiterated it will remain steadfast in its fight against terror group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIL) amid threats from the latter to kill "spiteful and filthy French." read more

ISIS, ISIL, or Islamic State? France Starts Calling Terror Group ‘Daesh’

Kristina Fernandez   | Sep 22, 2014 10:52 PM EDT

ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State—to put the persistent journalistic and international confusion to rest, the French government decided last week to call the Islamic terrorists with an Arabic term that they reportedly hate. read more

‘Nature Is Screaming At Us’ John Kerry Says Ahead Of UN Climate Summit

Des Cambaliza   | Sep 23, 2014 06:38 AM EDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday urged UN leaders attending the climate summit on Tuesday to act now, saying "nature is screaming at us." read more

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