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Mumbai Attack Suspect Released by Pakistan

mjbs/iStock/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — The man believed to be the mastermind behind the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India has been released on bail from a Pakistani jail. Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was granted bail in December, but had been kept in detention since then Read More

Turkey Working to Stop Foreign Fighters

Matthew Dixon/iStock/Thinkstock(ISTANBUL) — Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Friday it has prevented more than 12,000 foreign fighters from entering the country. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Friday that 5,000 of those would-be jihadists have been Read More

Suicide Car Bomb in Afghanistan Leaves Four Dead

iStock/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A suicide car bomb in eastern Afghanistan Friday left four civilians dead and 12 others injured, according to a police spokesperson. The suicide attacker was targeting an American military convoy in Jalalabad. The spokesperson Read More

Vatican May Be Blocking Gay Ambassador Appointment

iStock/Thinkstock(VATICAN CITY) — The Vatican has yet to approve the appointment of an openly gay French ambassador to the Holy See, prompting some to interpret the silence as a rebuke of the man’s sexuality. The Holy See had yet to respond to the nomination Read More