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India's Supreme Court officials on Monday ruled future political elections must be secular in approach, and specifically banned the use of religion and caste in political activities prior to state polls, citing that such affiliations often determine the fate of campaigns.

A priest from Kerala, India who was abducted by ISIS early this year appeared in a YouTube video where he pleaded for help for his release, directing his appeal to Pope Francis and the government.

Dubai, home of the world's tallest building, the Burf Khalifa, is set to celebrate the emergence of the new year with a wonderful fireworks display.

Get ready to usher in 2017 with a livestream of the NYC Ball Drop this New Year’s Eve if you are unable to be at Times Square in person .

Russia and Turkey are in the forefront of enforcing the ceasefire, which may bee deemed as an act that could mark peace in Syria.

Ground operations and airstrikes have been considered to be the biggest offensive since the liberation of Iraq in early 2000 from deposed leader Saddam Hussein.

Peace efforts face "grave jeopardy" between Israel and Palestine according to US Secretary of State John Kerry. Israeli Prime Minister says that this statement is not balanced.

A Muslim woman in Mosul who was raped and tortured by ISIS militants embraced Christianity and begged Jesus for healing after witnessing the love of local missionaries.

At least 97 ISIS militants killed in separate attacks in Mosul during the Christmas weekend. Coalition forces continue to advance to retake control of the beleaguered city from ISIS.

Two Libyan nationals armed with weapon replicas loyal to deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi hijacks Libyan domestic plane and later surrenders peacefully and frees all hostages.

US abstains from voting in the UN Security Council resolution to declare Israel's settlements illegal, apparently withdrawing support for it's long-time ally.

ISIS has released a horrific new propaganda video showing its fighters forcing two Turkish soldiers captured in Aleppo to crawl like dogs on leashes before burning them alive.

A group of militants planning to kill Christians holding a baptism service said Jesus stopped them by showing himself in a dust storm and speaking to them with a mighty voice.

In his annual Christmas message, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced his support for persecuted Christians worldwide and said he's "proud" of his country's strong relationship with the faith community.

In his Christmas message this year, Prince Charles drew attention to the plight of persecuted Christians and other minorities worldwide and compared the atrocities committed against them to the horrors of the Holocaust.

Due to the lack of food and provisions in Syrian refugee camps across Turkey, a number of babies are born with severe disabilities - or die shortly after birth, a ministry has revealed.

As the battle against ISIS continues in the Iraq city of Mosul, hospitals in the area are overwhelmed with the wounded that are being brought in. Most of the civilians in the area, having been discouraged by the government from fleeing to the safety of overcrowded camps, are caught in the intensifying fight to retake Mosul.

Turkish authorities detained six people prior to the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, at an exhibition of Russian photography at Ankara. The ambassador was shot in the back while having a speech on a Tuesday morning in the art gallery.

Five buses that were to transport the trapped Syrians in Aleppo were set ablaze by armed men. The men forced the drivers out of the buses and shot the vehicles setting them on fire. The vehicles were meant to transport the injured and sick Syrians from two pro-government towns. The evacuation was said to be a mediation to free the remaining east Aleppo civilians that are stranded in exchange for the wounded people. This negotiation was halted because of the incident.

A Muslim Iraqi businessman has constructed the tallest Christmas tree in Baghdad as a symbol of solidarity with Christians. and as a way to help fellow Iraqis receive comfort for the violence in Mosul.

The evacuations of civilians in Aleppo, which include women, children, and injured people, has been ordered to stop on a Friday afternoon. Furthermore, fear and anxiety elevates as Russia released a statement claiming that all the refugees that are trapped in the afflicted city of Aleppo have been evacuated and only radical armed fighters are left to be 'liquidated' by Syrian government forces. The International Committee of the Red Cross disputed this claim stating that thousands are still left to be rescued.

The American Center for Law and Justice launched a global petition campaign asking for the release of US pastor Andrew Brunson, who had been falsely charged with terrorism in Turkey. Brunson was detained at a local police station in Izmir on October 7 under the pretense that he will be receiving his permanent residence card. He was informed at the station that he was to be detained until deported stating that he was a "threat to national security."

The exodus of civilians from the beleaguered city of Aleppo has begun as thousands are expected to be shuttled out of the city in the next few days. Rebel fighter have also been granted safe passage to areas beyond government control.

Evacuation of civilians and rebel troops may start anytime Thursday as both sides finally come to a compromise on conditions for the ceasefire.

A UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says the bombing of Aleppo may be classified as a war crime, with both pro-regime and opposition groups fighting in a zone "packed with civilians."