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Radical Islamic group Boko Haram has forced Catholics, Anglicans, and Pentecostals to unite and fight against the violence.

A Turkish court determined authorities violated the rights of Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gül during their arrest, releasing the men on Friday.

An Egyptian court has sentenced three teenage Coptic Christians to five years in jail for insulting Islam in a video posted online last year.

The Moroccan government has broken up an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) cell that planned to carry out attacks across the country.

Secretary of State John Kerry said this week he is seeking more evidence against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) to label their crimes genocide.

The Florida Department of Health has confirmed that three pregnant women have Zika after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned the Zika outbreak could get worse before it gets better.

Colombian health officials announced a “probable” microcephaly case in an aborted fetus and discovered the Zika virus in the amniotic fluid.

Secretary of State John Kerry told the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee he plans to travel to Cuba in the “next week or two” to discuss human rights.

The Chinese government has banned the construction of buildings it deems “bizarre” and “odd-shaped,” urging architects to develop more “green” models to help the environment.

The Pentagon and CIA do not believe Russia will honor the ceasefire agreement in Syria arrived at this week, according to sources speaking to The Wall Street Journal.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Secretary of State John Kerry that the South China Sea belongs to his country and they have every right to defend their territory, despite a lack of evidence China ever legally controlled the territory it claims in the region.

A Turkish man has sued his wife for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has announced it is investigating fourteen cases of sexually transmitted Zika in the United States.

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has called parliamentary elections in April, a decision both expected and believed to have little effect on Assad himself. Nonetheless, Russian and Iranian media are applauding Assad following an agreement between Russia and the United States to a ceasefire end to hostilities in Syria on February 27.

A Colombian businessman has fully recovered from the Zika virus after doctors diagnosed him in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Venezuelan opposition deputy José Manuel Olivares claims the country has under-reported cases of the Zika virus and the country lacks necessary medical supplies to properly combat the outbreak sweeping the region.

The government of Brazil is urging calm as a robbery involving thieves disguised as government health workers on a routine inspection for Zika mosquitoes has taken over national headlines.

Authorities discovered 13 dead bald eagles on a farm in Maryland this past weekend.

Tropical Cyclone Winston killed at least ten people on Saturday when it tore through Fiji, located 1,800 miles from Australia.

The Russian government has promised to increase military cooperation with Iran as both countries continue to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The U.S. State Department has asserted that any Russian arms sales to Iran without approval from the Security Council would violate the United Nations arms embargo.

A mob, some dressed as attorneys, stormed a New Delhi court and beat an Indian student accused of having shouted anti-Indian government slogans at a rally, while waving Indian flags and shouting, “Glory to Mother India.”

Fearing a global pandemic, the South Korean Science Ministry has announced plans to invest 3 billion won ($2,438,910) in Zika research.

Iranian officials have organized the “Sixth National Children’s Memorial,” an event to train children for possible war against the United States and Israel.

Last fall, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) published an internal memo that expressed concern that Brazilian authorities would not properly clean the water in Rio de Janeiro before the 2016 Summer Olympics.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked people not to donate blood if they recently traveled to countries affected by the Zika outbreak.

The Brazilian Health Ministry has confirmed that the Zika virus has caused “most” of the microcephaly cases recorded following its discovery in the country.

The research group Fiocruz announced it will investigate a recent miscarriage that occurred after the mother contracted Zika. It could be the first miscarriage in Rio de Janeiro caused by the virus.

The Philippines have appraised and approved an auction to sell $21 million worth of jewelry previously belonging to former first lady Imelda Marcos.

Democrats and Republicans have united in criticizing Carrier Corporation after the company announced it will move 1,400 jobs from Indianapolis to Mexico.

Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) militants raped four women and then stoned them for adultery in Mosul, Iraq.

What appears to be a bomb aimed at shuttles full of military personnel in Ankara, Turkey, has killed five people and injured ten others.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has released a report concluding that Russian airstrikes have killed more Syrian civilians than the Syrian forces or the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in January.

Pakistani police have booked three men for rape after a hospital confirmed an unmarried deaf and mute woman’s pregnancy.

Tennis star Rafael Nadal told the media the recent Zika outbreak in Brazil does not worry him as he prepares for the Rio Open.

Carrier officials will meet with union members to discuss the HVAC manufacturer’s decision to layoff 1,400 employees and move the jobs to Mexico.