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Charlie Hebdo attack: Is religion to blame?
Charlie Hebdo attack: Is religion to blame?

Launched just before today's Paris shootings, a new report warns against isolating religion as the sole cause of conflict.

Background: What is Charlie Hebdo?
Background: What is Charlie Hebdo?

Following the shooting at the offices of French publication Charlie Hebdo, we look at the paper's controversial past.

Charlie Hebdo gun attack: 12 confirmed dead, French President says it\'s an act of \'extreme barbarity\'
Charlie Hebdo gun attack: 12 confirmed dead, French President says it's an act of 'extreme barbarity'

Security at places of worship in Paris has been reinforced following today's shooting at satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people have been confirmed dead.

Lord\'s Resistance Army rebel commander surrenders to US forces
Lord's Resistance Army rebel commander surrenders to US forces

Dominic Ongwen's capture is a "historic blow" to Africa's worst terrorist militia.

Islamist extremists hack Yorkshire church and school websites
Islamist extremists hack Yorkshire church and school websites

Hackers have targeted a Danish church and a primary school in Yorkshire.

Tail of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 has been found
Tail of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 has been found

The black box flight recorder may be inside, says the airline's chief.

German anti-immigration movement faces backlash in demonstrations against \'xenophobia\'
German anti-immigration movement faces backlash in demonstrations against 'xenophobia'

PEGIDA anti-Islamists have been condemned by a leading newspaper and prominent public figures.

Myanmar: Buddhist nationalist attacks on Muslims could spark extremist backlash, warns new cardinal
Myanmar: Buddhist nationalist attacks on Muslims could spark extremist backlash, warns new cardinal

Charles Maung Bo has urged the government to do more to curb hate speech by Buddhist monks.

Quarter of refugees worldwide are now Syrians, says UN
Quarter of refugees worldwide are now Syrians, says UN

New figures highlight the humanitarian tragedy of the nation's collapse.

Sierra Leone week of prayer and fasting amid devastating Ebola crisis
Sierra Leone week of prayer and fasting amid devastating Ebola crisis

As Ebola continues to ravage Sierra Leone, the country's president is asking citizens to pray and fast

Tips for Jesus leaves $2,000 tip in San Francisco

The New Year is off to a good start for servers in San Francisco City, as Tips for Jesus has left a $2,000 tip to employees of a Tacolicious branch in San Francisco City.

South Africans take to Twitter to protest Zuma Bible translation
South Africans take to Twitter to protest Zuma Bible translation

South African Twitter users are using the social networking platform to protest the proposed updated translation of the Bible to isiZulu language, the Inquisitr reports.

Ancient \'Tomb of Osiris\' found in Egypt\'s Valley of the Nobles
Ancient 'Tomb of Osiris' found in Egypt's Valley of the Nobles

A tomb dedicated to the god Osiris has been discovered by researchers in the Valley of the Nobles in Luxor, Egypt.

92 per cent of the US Congress is Christian
92 per cent of the US Congress is Christian

According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, Christians make up most of the newly sworn-in 114th US Congress.

ISIS guide for mothers tells them to raise children for jihad
ISIS guide for mothers tells them to raise children for jihad

Two instructional guides reportedly put together by the Islamic State for mothers raising children have surfaced on the Internet.

Washington DC church loses a quarter of its congregation because of Ebola fears
Washington DC church loses a quarter of its congregation because of Ebola fears

A Washington DC was left reeling when a quarter of its congregation dropped out of Sunday services for fear of Ebola spreading through their church.