The UN is concerns about a proposal by some Arab nations to classify the Western Wall -- one of the holiest sites in Judaism -- as part of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem.
Hizb ut-Tahrir is a controversial movement that has called for the establishment of a state based on the Islamic model of a caliphate but has rejected violence.
The U.S. military reportedly will carry out surveillance and intelligence missions against Boko Haram inside Nigeria as part of its deployment to West Africa.
Evolving with the times, a 122-year-old interfaith event now embraces religions that have traditionally been excluded.
Over several interviews, the Democratic presidential candidate recalled how learning about the Holocaust helped him understand the role of politics in life.
Leaders of the right-wing, anti-Islam group accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel of turning the country into a “jungle camp” through her open-door policy for refugees.
A hilltop in the city has been at the crux of recent tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
Poor Muslims in the region may be ideal targets for radical groups looking to recruit for deployment abroad.
Secularism activists say the removal was an important move in the culture wars.
The Nigerian army said Tuesday it had arrested a "suspected Boko Haram financier and stimulants dealer" in the Bama Local Government area of Borno state.
In addition, 19,000 teachers in Nigeria's northeast have been displaced by militants in the past six years, according to the Nigeria Union of Teachers.
"I did sacrifice a goat. I know that's probably a quibble in the mind of most Americans," Augustus Sol Invictus said, according to reports. "Yes, I drank the goat's blood."
"If I were dying in prolonged and excruciating pain ... it would be a comfort to be able to consider the options afforded by this bill.”
The deadly suicide bombings killed at least 18 people and wounded 41 others Friday night in the suburbs of Nigeria's capital city, Abuja.
"They will be exposed in due course," Maj. Gen. Yushau Abubakar reportedly said of the suspected sponsors of Boko Haram.
The nine people killed in Thursday's massacre at a community college in Roseburg included a 67-year-old professor.
Fethullah Gulen, a popular religious leader with businesses and schools around the world, is accused of attempting a coup in Turkey from his gated farming community in Pennsylvania.
At least 10 people were killed and 39 others wounded in the attack. Witnesses and security sources said the suicide bombers were girls, some as young as 9.
Oregon shooter Chris Harper Mercer reportedly demanded to know victims' religion before firing.
Locals hunted down the witchcraft suspect, who was then tied to a pole and set ablaze after the incident.
This year's National Day will boast a 23-minute, $1 million firework display over scenic Victoria Harbor.
President Barack Obama has to decide soon whether to continue the hunt for warlord Joseph Kony.