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A Sudanese court sentenced a 19-year-old woman to 20 lashes and a fine for her alleged inappropriate outfit at church and court.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) declared an autonomous region in the Dersim province on Tuesday. The PKK is a Marxist-Lenin group and noted as a terrorist organization by the U.S., EU, and NATO.

Zimbabwe prosecutors have charged farmer Honest Ndlovu for allowing American dentist Walter James Palmer to illegally hunt Cecil the lion on his land.

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) beheaded Khaled Asaad, a beloved archaeologist, in Palmyra. The 82-year-old lived and working in the UNESCO Heritage Site for over 50 years.

Off-duty police officer and longtime family friend Lieutenant Thomas English drove Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane around on August 2nd, the night he allegedly raped a woman.

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) confirmed American humanitarian worker Kayla Mueller’s death in February. Since then, her family revealed that her Christian faith kept her going through the hell the terrorist group put her through.

Yazidi singer Xate Shingali has formed an all-female brigade to fight against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq. The terrorist group targets Yazidis since they consider them “devil-worshippers” and kidnap females for the sex slave market.

The Obama administration warned the Chinese government to follow United States laws when using covert agents in the U.S. to pressure expatriates to return to China. The warning comes a month before President Xi Jingping’s state visit to Washington, D.C.

Osama bin Laden left behind over 1,500 cassette tapes after he fled Afghanistan in 2001. The tapes show the radical Islamist responsible for the murder of over 4,000 Americans admired non-violent Mahatma Gandhi and a Jewish singer.

A young Yazidi sex slave told The Independent that American hostage Kayla Mueller refused to escape the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) to save the Yazidis held with her.

On his SiriusXM Patriot show, David Webb spoke with Republican presidential candidate South Carolina Sen. Senator Lindsey Graham was part of his “Person Behind the Policies” segment. Webb asked Graham, who is polling at one percent, about his strategy and how he can win Iowa.

ABC News is reporting that Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi repeatedly raped American hostage Kayla Mueller while she was under ISIS control. The terrorist group murdered the young woman earlier this year.

Israeli Christians are enrolling in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a record pace. There could be as many as 200 in 2016.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed that Australia might join the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) in Syria along Turkey’s border.

Russian propaganda tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda published “evidence” that “proves” the CIA shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17 over Ukraine in July 2014. There is only one problem… it is so fake, and so poorly done that English speakers around the world

Christians in the Middle East still live in fear as the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) remains unchallenged in Iraq and Syria. Christian organizations are attempting to help Christians, but for many, it is too late.

Australian tennis player apologized to Swiss player Stan Wawrinka due to a lewd and disgusting remark about the French Open’s alleged new girlfriend. The ATP responded with a fine.

The Chinese government is censoring media and citizen coverage of the deadly explosion in Tianjin. Reports are circulating of Weibo accounts critical of Chinese media being shut down, and CNN’s Will Ripley was forced off the air by angry alleged relatives of victims.

Syrian opposition groups claim President Bashar al-Assad recently used napalm gas on Daraya, which is six miles southeast of Damascus.

Iraqi Peshmerga officials told Kurdish media outlet Rudaw that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is using chemical weapons against Peshmerga soldiers in Makhmur, Iraq.

EA Sports announced that Chicago Blackhawks player Patrick Kane will not appear on the cover of “NHL 16” with his teammate Jonathan Toews because of rape allegations involving Kane near Buffalo, New York. It was going to be the first time two players appeared on the cover.

A rival rebel group in Iraq claims the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) executed over 300 employees of the Electoral Commission, including 50 women, in Mosul, and have since posted a shortlist of the people they have killed in the past year.

The Russian government has failed to convince anyone to work Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to fight against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), with the latest rejection coming from Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, who told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov his country will not ally themselves with Assad.

The Russian government may ban the website community Reddit, it warned, after a thread informed readers how to grow narcotic plants.

Over 25,000 Indian farmers in Mathura, India, want permission to commit suicide if they do not receive any compensation from the government.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov demanded the U.S. work with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to fight the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). He recently criticized the U.S. for leading a coalition against the terrorist group without authorization from the regime.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced this week that the country can take at least 10,000 Syrian refugees if his Conservative government is reelected in October.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has released human rights activist Mazen Darwish “in a rare goodwill gesture” after holding him for three years. A verdict for his case should be released later this month.

The United Nations security council unanimously voted to adopt a resolution to investigate if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against innocent civilians. However, the honeymoon did not last long when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov blasted these claims.

The U.S. pledged $500,000 to the Baltics in order to combat Russian propaganda. The 12-month project will help train beginning and established Russian-language journalists.

Uganda’s Supreme Court decreed this week that a husband is not allowed to demand a “bride price” refund after a divorce since the practice is unconstitutional.

SITE Intelligence Group reported that the Ansar al-Islam, the Bangladesh branch of the al-Qaeda in Indian Sub-Continent (AQIS), claimed responsibility for the death of secular blogger Niloy Chakrabartu, who used the pen name Niloy Neel.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently met to discuss ways to fight against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). Turkey already joined a U.S.-led coalition after an ISIS attack, but Russia stated no desire to join the fight.

Officials in Mali ended a 24-hour hostage situation at the Byblos Hotel in Sevare, which left 12 people dead over the weekend. Suspected radical Islamists attacked the hotel on Friday.

Members of the Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey recently traveled to Iraqi Kurdistan to inspect Turkey’s airstrike against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). At the same time, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed doubt Turkey has attacked the PKK camps.

Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, told Reuters the country has documented fewer Germans leaving to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in the past few months.