Anugrah Kumar

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  Nov 2, 2014

  Nigeria's Boko Haram Says Abducted Schoolgirls Converted to Islam, Married Off

  Terror group Boko Haram has denied that it has a ceasefire agreement with the Nigerian government or is engaged in negotiation with it to release the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted in April. The Islamist group claims the girls have been converted to Islam and married off.

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  Nov 2, 2014

  ISIS Militants Line Up, Execute 50 Men, Women From US-Allied Tribe in Iraq

  Gunmen from the Islamic State terror group lined up and shot dead at least 50 men and women from the U.S.-allied Albu Nimr tribe in the middle of the night. Such killings are being witnessed on a daily basis, an official says.

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  Nov 1, 2014

  South Carolina's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Faces Another Challenge

  South Carolina, the only state under the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals where the same-sex marriage ban is still enforced, is now facing another lawsuit by those who refuse to have their same-sex spouses' family names written on their driver's license.

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  Nov 1, 2014

  ISIS Could Use Ebola as Bio Weapon against US, Spain Says

  The Islamic State terror group is considering using the deadly Ebola virus as a biological weapon against Western nations, especially the United States, according to Spain's state secretary for security, who says online terrorist chat logs he has witnessed suggest the threat.

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  Nov 1, 2014

  Third Victim of Washington Shooting Dies

  A 14-year-old girl, who was wounded in a Washington state high school shooting last week, died Friday and two other students remain hospitalized. The number of fatalities, including the student who opened fire in a cafeteria, has now risen to four.

• Oct 27, 2014

  Christian School Fears Closure Over British Rule Mandating Imams to Take Assemblies, 'Actively' Promoting Other Faiths

  Schools in Britain, including those run by Christian groups, have been asked to comply with a new government policy promoting "British values" by inviting Imams and leaders from other religions to take assemblies. At least one school is facing closure, and has urged the government to revise the controversial rules.

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  Oct 27, 2014

  US Now Recognizes Same-Sex Marriage in 33 States, Including DC

  As same-sex marriage became legal in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming recently, the federal government now recognizes gay married couples in 33 states, including the District of Columbia, according to Attorney General Eric Holder.

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  Oct 27, 2014

  Foley, Sotloff, Other ISIS Hostages Suffered Severe Torture; Were Forced to Convert to Islam

  U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning, who have been beheaded by the Islamic State militants, were subjected to severe physical torture and may have converted to Islam under duress, according to their freed cellmates.

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  Oct 27, 2014

  White House Pressures Cuomo, Christie to End Ebola Quarantine

  Under pressure from the Obama administration, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Sunday clarified their stances on the mandatory quarantining of all medical workers returning from West Africa. Christie relented and announced some changes in the policy.

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  Oct 26, 2014

  Moses was 'Barbaric, Schizophrenic,' Says 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' Actor Christian Bale

  Moses was "likely schizophrenic" and "one of the most barbaric individuals," says Christian Bale, who plays Moses in "Exodus: Gods and Kings," the latest in a series of biblically-based or inspired films. Director Ridley Scott adds that in his movie, the parting of the Red Sea will be caused by an earthquake, and not by God or Moses.