CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Franklin Graham: Islam god is not ‘God of the Bible’
• James Dobson: Christians soon to be ‘hated minority’
• Syrian Archbishop Warns Christians ‘Could Disappear’ from the Country
• Westminster Abbey accused of ‘denial of Christ’s Lordship’

SHARIAH LAW

• Muslims accused of facilitating daughter’s rape
• Islamic State: Militants ‘kill 300 Yazidi captives’
• Boko Haram Terrorists Stoned Girls to Death Upon Realizing Rescue was Near
• Pakistan: ‘We will attack Ismailis, Shi’ites and Christians’ says Taliban gunman

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Vatican to recognise Palestinian state in treaty
• Israelis’ security ‘compromised’ by Vatican recognizing Palestine
• Hollande Warns the Holocaust ‘Could Yet Return’
• Arab Citizens Mourn ‘Catastrophe’ on Independence Day
• Top Iran Commander: ‘We Welcome War With The United States’
• Iran Claims it Chased US Warship in Gulf of Aden
• ‘If Iranians Decide to Be Stupid, We’ll Respond’

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

• Russia Displays Military Might Amid West Snub
• NATO worried by ‘wide-ranging’ Russia Crimea build-up
• NATO Commander: Russia May Be Preparing New Ukraine Offensive

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

• North Korea May Possess 20 Nuclear Warheads
• North Korea’s Kim vows more satellite launches
• North Korea Tests ‘World-Level Strategic Weapon’

ISIS seen building capacity for mass casualty attacks

CNN.com reports: “Some in the U.S. intelligence community warn that ISIS may be working to build the capability to carry out mass casualty attacks, a significant departure from the terror group’s current focus on encouraging […]

Islamic Extremists Target Homs, Syria

Voice of America News reports: “Despite facing severe threats in northern Syria from Turkish and U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, and Kurdish-led forces threatening their de-facto capital of Raqqa, Islamic State extremists are expanding an offensive in […]

HOMELAND INSECURITY

• ISIS to ‘Brothers Residing in America’: Kill U.S. Military Personnel
• ISIS wants to ‘blow up’ White House, Big Ben and Eiffel Tower
• Al-Aqsa Mosque Address: May the Muslims Wage War on America
• Task Force Chair: Terror Cells Are in the US, Americans Should Prepare
• FBI Chief: Lone-Wolf Attacks by IS Recruits a Key Concern
• Secret Iranian handbook calls for EMP attack on America

THE RUSSIAN BEAR AWAKENS

• Putin stages huge military drills in game of ‘brinkmanship’ with West
• Russia flexes muscles with Arctic military drills
• Northcom: Russian Cruise Missile Threat to U.S. Grows

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Ex-SEALs chaplain faces ax for Christian beliefs
• New Report Confirms Christians in Britain Face Widespread Discrimination
• Discrimination revealed: UK Christians have to keep faith hidden
• Judge convicts Christian for voicing Bible verse
• ‘No more Christians in Mideast within 2 years’

THE ISLAMIC STATE

• Terror triumvirate: ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram training together
• Islamic State Likely Trying to Add al-Shabab to Its Ranks
• Commencing jihad: ISIS tweets photos of military ‘graduation’
• Blueprint for Islamic caliphate by 2020

NEWS FROM ISRAEL

• Iran militia chief: Destroying Israel is ‘nonnegotiable’
• PM Pans World Silence over Iran General’s Call to Destroy Israel