RELIGION July 7, 2016 Famed Christian leader accused of paying ransom to ISIS The Anglican reverend known as the “Vicar of Baghdad” after defiantly remaining at his Iraqi parish even as war raged all around him a decade ago is being investigated by the United Kingdom for allegedly paying ransom to ISIS to free sex slaves.
Middle East July 7, 2016 Terrorist who slaughtered American hiker lauded on Palestinian TV A woman who was stabbed and left for dead by Palestinian terrorists who butchered her American friend in 2010 said Wednesday she was enraged by a government TV report that labeled one of the killers a “heroic prisoner.”
EXECUTIVE July 7, 2016 Photo of Obama in Muslim garb shows deep ties to faith, O'Reilly says Newly unearthed photos of President Obama in Muslim garb underscore his deep ties to the faith – and possibly help explain his reluctance to call out radical Islam, ӣƵ Channel’s Bill O’Reilly said Wednesday.
RELIGION July 7, 2016 Blast kills police officer in Bangladesh, injures others A group of suspected radical Islamists hurled homemade bombs at a group of police officers in Bangladesh, killing one officer and injuring several others, police said.
RELIGION July 7, 2016 Violence persists in Syria despite truce Activists and state media are reporting continued violence around Syria, despite a day old truce, including a government offensive on a rebel-held supply line in the northern province of Aleppo.
RELIGION July 7, 2016 African Union to withdraw troops from Somalia by 2020 The African Union says it plans to withdraw its forces from Somalia by the end of 2020 after years of trying to secure the Horn of Africa country against extremist group al-Shabab.
Vatican July 7, 2016 Vatican convicts 2 in leaks scandal; journalists cleared A Vatican court declared Thursday it had no jurisdiction to prosecute or convict two journalists for having published confidential information, ending an eight-month trial that drew scorn from media rights groups around the world.
RELIGION July 7, 2016 A former prostitute hopes to shake up Dominican Congress When Jacqueline Montero takes her seat in Congress next month, she will bring not only an unusual past but an unconventional agenda for change in this socially conservative Caribbean country.
isis July 6, 2016 ISIS tightens grip on Yazidi captives held as sex slaves While the Islamic State group is losing territory in its self-styled caliphate, it is tightening its grip on the estimated 3,000 women and girls held as sex slaves.