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January 8, 2015

US weighs pressing Iraqi leader to step down as part of effort to quell sectarian fighting

In the strongest sign yet of U.S. doubts about Iraq's stability, the Obama administration is weighing whether to press the Shiite prime minister in Baghdad to step down in a last-ditch effort to prevent disgruntled Sunnis from igniting a civil war.

January 8, 2015

US urges SLanka to protect religious minorities after Buddhist hardliners attack Muslims

The United States is urging Sri Lanka's government to protect religious minorities after hardline Buddhists launched deadly attacks on Muslims.

January 8, 2015

NYC man accused of sending threatening emails to director of Muslim group

Authorities have arrested a New York City man on charges he threatened to kill a director of a Muslim civil rights group.

January 8, 2015

Muslim driver ticketed for religious garb fights St. Louis taxi wardrobe rules

An Islamic cab driver in St. Louis is challenging the regional taxi commission's wardrobe rules in court after receiving dozens of tickets for wearing traditional religious clothing.

January 8, 2015

US Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of neighbors who oppose Tennessee mosque

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a group of neighbors who tried unsuccessfully to block the construction of a mosque in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

January 8, 2015

Newly released FBI documents show death threats were made against Mandela during 1990 US trip

The FBI investigated multiple death threats against Nelson Mandela during his 1990 visit to the United States and relied on an informant for details about the anti-apartheid leader's trip, according to newly released documents.

January 8, 2015

Despite disbanding surveillance unit, NYPD defends use of Muslim informants in terror probes

The New York Police Department disbanded a unit that once tracked the everyday lives of Muslims, but it has taken a tough stance in a heated legal battle over its continuing use of Muslim informants in terror threat investigations.

January 8, 2015

Developer behind ‘Ground Zero mosque’ plans for Islamic museum

The controversial developer behind the "Ground Zero mosque" has a new plan for the Park Place site: a museum devoted to Islam.

January 8, 2015

Indiana aid worker killed by Islamic State militants to be honored during public services

The Indiana aid worker who was killed by Islamic State militants is to be remembered in three public services.

January 8, 2015

White House says review of Islamic State video confirms death of US aid worker Peter Kassig

The White House on Sunday confirmed the death of U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig, a former soldier who tried to help wounded Syrians caught in a brutal civil war but ended up dying himself at the hands of Islamic State militants.