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Armed attackers killed five worshipers and a pastor in an attack by armed groups on a church in Burkina Faso, a country in West Africa, security and local sources said. The attack took place on a Sunday in the small northern town of Silgadji near Djibo, the capital of Soum province, and two others were also reported missing. A government … Read More

Measles cases in the U.S. have reached 704 in 22 states – the highest mark in 25 years and also for this century. And the milestone is a disappointment for health officials who declared the disease eliminated in the U.S. in 2000 – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. It’s reported this number is the highest total of … Read More

The Satanic Temple says it has officially been recognized as a church for the first time by the federal government. The organization made the announcement in a post on Instagram. It says the recognition as a church means it now has tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service. It also means, according to the temple, that it can receive protection from … Read More

The names of close to 200 Boy Scout leaders in New York and New Jersey accused of sexually abusing kids will be released. The leaders worked in both states and were named in the Boy Scouts of America’s “perversion files,”according to a pair of law firms representing victims. At press conferences lawyers from law firms plan to release “shocking testimony” and demand … Read More

Two earthquakes struck west of Vancouver Island. The National Tsunami Warning Center said that a tsunami was not expected from either earthquake. A 4.6 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 3 kilometers struck approximately 170 kilometers west of Port Hardy. Just over one hour later a 5.3 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 10 kilometers struck 196 kilometers west of … Read More

A new powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, a day after a magnitude 6.1 quake rattled the country’s north and left at least 16 people dead. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude of the new quake at 6.4, while the local seismology agency said it was 6.5. The quake was centered near San Julian town in Eastern Samar province … Read More

Sri Lanka has initiated a plan to ban the Muslim burqa as interrogation of suspects and other evidence are pointing to the involvement of individuals wearing them in the Easter Sunday Islamic terrorist attacks that killed over 300 people and wounded another 500 in the country. A bill was announced Tuesday on the Facebook page of UNP Parliamentarian Ashu Marasinghe to propose … Read More

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit the Philippines today, rattling and swaying buildings in Manila and sparking evacuations across the city. There was extensive damage and deaths from the killer quake. At least two buildings, according to a local official in the town of Porac, collapsed and five people are believed to have died so far. Three in Porac and … Read More

In a coordinated Easter Sunday terror attack, nearly simultaneous bomb explosions struck three churches and three luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. A spokesperson for the Sri Lanka police said over 200 people have died and many hundreds more are injured in the series of blasts – marking the bloodshed as among the worst in this South Asian country. Among the … Read More

A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s east coast with its epicenter just over 6 miles northwest of the eastern coastal city of Hualien according to the island’s Central Weather Bureau. The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei, which is about 71 miles away, with one multistory building reported to fall over until leaning against its neighbor. The city’s … Read More