Stoyan Zaimov

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  Dec 2, 2014

  American Atheists' Billboard Campaign in Bible Belt: 'Skip Church' This Christmas and Stop Listening to 'Fairy Tales'

  American Atheists has launched a billboard campaign in several Bible Belt states urging people to skip church this Christmas and stop listening to "fairy tales."

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  Dec 2, 2014

  Texas Denies Stay of Execution for Mentally Ill Man; Lawyers Plead Supreme Court to Intervene

  The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously voted 7-0 on Monday afternoon to deny a stay of execution for Scott Panetti, a severely mentally ill man who is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday for the murder of his parents-in-law. Panetti's lawyers have urgently asked the Supreme Court to intervene and save his life.

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  Dec 1, 2014

  Gay Marriage Acceptance by Finnish Lutheran Archbishop Prompts Mass Resignations From Church; Nearly 8,000 Resign Over Weekend

  As many as 7,800 people have resigned from the Lutheran Church in Finland since the parliament approved a law legalizing same-sex marriages on Friday, which was backed by Kari Mäkinen, the Archbishop of Turku and Finland.

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  Dec 1, 2014

  Egyptian Militant Group With Ties to ISIS Claims Responsibility for Killing American Oil Worker in Carjacking

  Egyptian militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which has pledged allegiance to terror group ISIS, has claimed responsibility for the murder of an American oil worker who was killed during a carjacking in August.

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  Dec 1, 2014

  Scores Killed, Thousands Flee Christian Town in Boko Haram Rampage in Nigeria

  Scores of people have been killed and thousands have fled the predominantly Christian town of Shani in Borno State, Nigeria following an attack by terror group Boko Haram late on Saturday, report have said.

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  Dec 1, 2014

  30 US-Led Airstrikes Bombard ISIS Stronghold of Raqqa; 50 Militants Killed in Kobane

  At least 30 airstrikes carried out by the U.S.-led coalition have struck the city of Raqqa in Syria, in some of the heaviest attacks on terror group ISIS' stronghold in the country. Meanwhile, at least 50 militants were killed in the ongoing battle for the border town of Kobane near Turkey.

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  Nov 29, 2014

  Mexico President to Dissolve Local Police Forces After Slaughter of 43 Students

  Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto announced that he will be dissolving corruption-plagued local police forces, following nationwide protests after the presumed slaughter of 43 students.

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  Nov 28, 2014

  Christian Chibok Schoolgirl Who Escaped Boko Haram Recalls Attack; Prays That Militants Will Find God and Renounce Violence

  An 18-year-old Christian Nigerian schoolgirl who escaped during terror group Boko Haram's attack on the village of Chibok in April recalled her ordeal in an interview in the U.S., and said that she prays the Islamic militants will turn to God and renounce their violent ways.

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  Nov 28, 2014

  North Korea Criticizes US Over Michael Brown Case; Says Racial Discrimination Is 'Openly Practiced'

  North Korea has criticized the U.S. over the Michael Brown case, arguing that America is a "human rights tundra" where people openly face racial discrimination. The government of Kim Jong Un made these accusations while facing indictment from the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

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  Nov 28, 2014

  Pakistan Sentences Bollywood Actress to 26 Years in Prison for Marriage Scene Depicting the Prophet Muhammad's Daughter

  Bollywood actress Veena Malik was sentenced to 26 years in prison by Pakistan's anti-terrorism court for appearing in a wedding scene based on the marriage of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter. Depictions of Quran figures are considered blasphemous in the Islamic country, though Malik has expressed hopes that a higher court will overturn the sentence.