Stoyan Zaimov

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  Mar 16, 2015

  Syria: Over 220,000 Killed in 5 Years of Civil War; Human Rights Agency Says Atrocities Are 'Stain on International Community'

  As the ongoing civil war in Syria has entered it's fifth year, with over 220,000 people dead, humanitarian agencies like Oxfam International have said that the collective failure of world leaders to bring the devastation to an end is a "stain on the conscience of the international community."

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  Mar 16, 2015

  14 Killed in Two Pakistani Church Bombings Carried Out by Taliban Splinter Group; Christians in 'Day of Prayer' for 'Martyrs'

  At least 14 people have been killed and nearly 80 others were injured in two church bombings carried out by a Pakistani Taliban splinter group on Sunday in the Christian neighborhood of Youhanabad, Lahore. The Catholic faithful are marking a "day of prayer for the innocent lives of the martyrs" on Monday to honor the victims.

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  Mar 6, 2015

  Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Coca-Cola Among 379 Companies to File Brief Supporting of Gay Marriage

  Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and Coca-Cola are among 379 companies that filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage. The brief asks the high court to overturn a lower court's ban on gay marriage in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.

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  Mar 6, 2015

  ISIS Bulldozing, Destroying Ancient Biblical City of Nimrud in Iraq (Video)

  Terror group ISIS has been bulldozing and destroying the ancient biblical city of Nimrud, Iraqi officials have said. The U.N. and the international community at large have condemned the "war crime," which Iraq has said is aimed at erasing the country's history.

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  Mar 6, 2015

  'Abhorrent' Practice of Death Penalty in the US Must End, Urge Catholic Publications in Plea for People of Faith to Join Them

  Four Roman Catholic publications have issued a joint statement calling for an end to the death penalty in the United States, and have asked all people of faith to join them in their cause.

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  Mar 6, 2015

  American Citizen Dies Fighting for ISIS in Suicide Bomb Attack, Claims Terror Group

  ISIS has claimed that a U.S. citizen carried out a suicide bomb attack with a truck in Iraq earlier this week that killed "dozens of security forces. While the terror group's claim has not yet been verified, if true it would be the first report of an American who has died fighting for ISIS.

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  Mar 5, 2015

  Franklin Graham Warns Anti-Semitism Is on the Rise in US and Europe; Endorses 'The Hiding Place' Sequel

  The Rev. Franklin Graham has warned that anti-Semitism is on the rise in the U.S. and Europe. The evangelical preacher made the comments while endorsing the upcoming release of the film "Return of the Hiding Place," the sequel to the original that was produced by his father, Billy Graham.

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  Mar 5, 2015

  ISIS Distorts Islam Just Like IRA Distorts Catholicism, Says NY Cardinal Dolan

  Cardinal Timothy Dolan has compared terror group ISIS to the infamous Irish Republican Army, claiming that both sets of militants distorted the respective religions they claim to represent.

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  Mar 5, 2015

  Three Men Get Married in World's First 3-Way Gay Wedding in Thailand

  Three men have gotten married in what is reportedly the world's first three-way same-sex marriage in Thailand. Although Thailand doesn't officially recognize same-sex marriages, the trio claim that Buddhist law sanctions their union.

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  Mar 5, 2015

  Earliest Human Remains Discovered in Ethiopia, Researchers Push Back Human Lineage to 2.8 Million Years

  Researchers claim that the earliest human remains, specifically a jawbone and a handful of teeth, have been discovered in Ethiopia and date back to 2.8 million year ago, which is almost 400,000 years older than previously thought.