Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday a newly formed, 34-nation military alliance to fight ISIS. Nigeria was among the countries named that was caught off guard by the announcement.
In the wake of a California massacre, officials told a House panel Thursday that since 2001 some 9,500 foreigners have had visas revoked over terror concerns.
Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik received a traditional funeral, which was guarded by FBI agents, Reuters reported, citing sources.
Speaking at a ceremony to mark one year since a Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan, the Nobel Peace Prize winner said that blaming Muslims would only "radicalize more terrorists."
Islam is both a religion and a form of government, the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania argued during Tuesday's "undercard" Republican debate.
The 34-nation group is said to include Arab countries such as Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and Islamic nations Turkey, Malaysia and Pakistan.
The news comes amid questions over how U.S. reviewers of visa applications missed the online postings of San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik.
Former NASA scientist James Hansen on Saturday called the COP21 climate change conference in Paris "a fraud."
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast, which targeted a Shiite-dominated section of the country's northwestern Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
However, China and a number of other developing countries say they are pleased with the new agreement.
Two foreigners, including a Spanish security officer, and four Afghan police were killed in the attack that lasted into the early hours of Saturday.
The Saudi government has not updated its initial figure of 769 casualties since the incident occurred in September.
The San Bernardino shooter attended a branch of al-Huda, a network of religious schools in Pakistan. But experts say that alone is not a red flag.
The ban was reportedly put in place to maintain law and order after a court upheld death sentences of two men accused of war crimes.
"The state of Israel respects all religions and strictly guarantees the rights of all its citizens," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday.
A new poll found that a majority of Republicans fear Syrian refugees will commit religious or political violence in the U.S.
The religious ruling, which condemns groups like ISIS and al Qaeda, also lambasted recent statements by Donald Trump calling for a ban on Muslim immigration into the U.S.
The accused shooter's father reportedly told an Italian news outlet that his son supported the ideals of the Islamic State militant group.
According to media reports, which cited unnamed U.S. officials, Tehran tested a new medium-range ballistic missile in November -- violating a 2010 UN Security Council resolution.
A video emerged less than a week after the Taliban’s new leader had reportedly been injured during a shootout with other fighters.
Tashfeen Malik reportedly attended Pakistan's Al-Huda Institute, considered to be one of the most high-profile seminaries for women.
Tremors of the quake were felt in neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistan, and as far as northern India. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
