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Iranian worshippers carry a picture and coffin of Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan during his funeral after Friday prayers in Tehran

Iranian Nuclear Scientists: Is Israel Behind the Assassinations?

Why would Israel take such a risk to engineer such acts against one of their deadliest enemies, Iran?

Tebow Time Really Starts Next Season

The Broncos' quarterback was subjected to unnecessary scrutiny in 2011.

Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Should be Remembered as Equals

As we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this frigid January Monday, we should also take the time to commemorate his misunderstood contemporary Malcolm X, who society refuses to grant the full credit his legacy demands.

Warren Jeffs: Polygamous Leader Controls Sect From Prison

Warren Jeffs: Polygamous Leader Manipulates Sect From Prison as FLDS Splinters

Polygamist Warren Jeffs may be serving a life sentence for sexual assault, but the former head of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints continues to run his radical off-branch of the Mormon Church behind bars. His attempts to restrict and control his followers, however, is causing a rift within the fundamentalist community, in what may come to be the biggest split in the FLDS Church since it broke away from mainstream Mormonism.

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Afghan Child Suicide Bombers Were Told Bombs Would Only Kill Americans and Spare the Bomber

Child suicide bombers from Afghanistan say they were led to believe their bombs would obliterate only the infidel Americans and spare those executing the mission.

Focus on the Family Airs John 3:16 Commercial during Tim Tebow's Broncos-Patriots Game [VIDEO]

The Tim Tebow-Tom Brady showdown during the Broncos-Patriots game might have absorbed all attention Saturday night, but a 30-second John 3:16-themed commercial from Focus on the Family might have piqued some interest.

David Hearn of Canada hits out of the bunker at the fifth hole during the Canadian Open Golf Tournament at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver

Friendly Canadian banter gives Hearn a Waialae boost

Canada's David Hearn responded in the best possible way to some good-natured banter from his compatriots by charging up the second-round leaderboard at the Sony Open in Hawaii on Friday.

Tunisian Jew reads from the Torah in a synagogue in Tunis

The Vanishing Jews of Tunisia

Tunisia is one of the few Arab Muslim countries that still has a significant Jewish community (which traces its origins back 2,000 years).

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hugs Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon December 2, 2011.

Myanmar Says 302 Political Prisoners Freed in Amnesty

Myanmar's government said on Saturday 302 of the 651 detainees it freed this week were political prisoners whose release had been sought by the National League for Democracy (NLD) party of Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

A woman cuts a pig's trotter for a customer at her small pork stall located in a meat market in central Beijing

Sausage and Cancer: Maybe Jews, Hindus and Muslims Are Right

The prohibition on eating pigs stretches back to antiquity.

Tunisians Celebrate Their Revolution One Year On

Tunisians Saturday marked the first anniversary of the revolution that started the Arab Spring with celebrations that were true to the spirit of the revolt: raucous, unscripted and driven by the energy of ordinary people.

Residents inspect the site of a bomb attack in Basra

Shia-Sunni Conflict Again Erupts in Iraq

The ancient enmity between Shia and Sunni Muslims exploded in violence again on Saturday in Iraq when a suicide bomb killed at least 50 Shia pilgrims and wounded almost 100 in the southeastern city of Basra, according to Iraqi police and security officials.

A Jewish youth holds an Israeli flag during a rally march outside the West Bank settlement of Itamar, near Nablus

Ron Paul, the Jews and Israel

Paul’s views on Israel have been controversial to say the least.

Members of National Akali Dal, a regional Sikh political party, shout anti-French slogans during a protest in New Delhi

Sikhs in France Get U.N. Support on Wearing of Turbans

A human-rights body of the United Nations has expressed its support for a Sikh man in France in his battle to wear his turban in defiance of French laws against religious headgear.

The clergy leaves after the Eucharist led by Pope Benedict XVI at the Olympic stadium in Berlin

German Catholic Priest Confesses to 280 Counts of Sexual Abuse

A German Catholic priest admitted in court Thursday to 280 counts of sexual abuse involving three boys in the past decade, adding that he didn't think he was doing anything wrong.

Demonstrators gather during a protest against the elimination of a popular fuel subsidy in Abuja

Nigerian Unions Call Temporary Halt to Strikes Over Fuel Subsidy

Lamido Sanusi, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has warned the strike is costing the nation’s economy $600-million every day.

Katy Perry's Dad Keith Hudson Apologizes for anti-Semitic Church Rant

Katy Perry's Dad Keith Hudson Apologizes For Anti-Semitic Rant

Perry's father has issued a public apology for his ugly comments about Jews during one of his sermons at the Church on the Rise last week. The evangelical preacher, who insists he is not anti-Semitic, admitted his insinuation that Jews were money-obsessed and greedy was rooted in the worst anti-Semitism in the past, images that at times led to the persecution and murder of Jews. Katy Perry has yet to comment on the controversy.

‘Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus:’ Controversial YouTube Video Goes Viral

One YouTube user, Jefferson Bethke, has created a video dubbed as controversial and conversation-sparking about why Jesus is the answer but not religion, in a viral video entitled, Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus. The video, which was uploaded to YouTube on Jan. 10, is nearing 6 million views and has amassed more than 64,000 comments as of Friday morning.

Mitt Romney 2012: His Mormon Faith Will be an Election Issue

Religion is an important issue to the Republican voters and this is posing a challenge to Republican front runner Mitt Romney in the conservative South Carolina state.

Sweden gives digital piracy advocate religion status

Sweden dealt a symbolic blow to the global fight against digital music and film piracy by recognising a group that promotes file-sharing across the Internet as a religion.

Oklahoma Ruling Exposes Legal Issues with Sharia Law Bans

A federal appeals court's ruling against a proposed constitutional amendment to ban Oklahoma courts from using Islamic Sharia law represents more than a setback to the measure's proponents. Experts say that the decision also reveals how such laws fall somewhere between impractical and unconstitutional.

Afghan Fury Over U.S. Troops ‘Urination’ Video

The video is somewhat reminiscent of the abuses of Iraqi prisoners in the Abu Ghraib jail by American troops.

Nicolas Steno Celebrated in Google Doodle

Nicolas Steno: Google Honors Geologist’s 374th Birthday With Doodle [VIDEO]

Nicolas Steno, the 17th century Danish father of geology, was honored Wednesday with a Google Doodle commemorating what would have been the genius' 374th birthday. Steno, whose name means rock in Danish, pioneered research in both anatomy and geology helping to discover a groundbreaking theory to explain how fossils function in layers of rock.