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Thousands of Christians and other religious minorities have been forced from their homes during 3-year Syrian civil war.

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — A European official confirms that Ukraine and the Russian-backed rebels have signed a cease-fire deal that takes effect in less than two hours. The announcement -- which confirmed a Twitter posting by the rebels -- came as representatives of Ukraine, Russia, the rebels and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe met in Belarus...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The widow of "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle has asked a judge to set aside a jury's verdict in favor of former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura or to order a new trial. In filings Thursday, Taya Kyle's attorneys say the applicable laws and the trial evidence don't support the jury's award of $1...

NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — President Barack Obama will convene a meeting of European allies to discuss the West's response to Russia's provocations in Ukraine and Islamic militants in Syria and Iraq. The meeting will occur Thursday morning on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Wales...

Steven Sotloff was threatened just two weeks ago When David Foley was murdered.

BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official says the 28-nation bloc is set to decide new sanctions against Russia as Ukraine's president warns the conflict with Moscow threatens peace and stability for Europe as a whole. Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko said a strong EU response is needed because his country is subject to "military aggression and terror" with thousands of Russian troops and

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has declined to answer a question about a detained Washington Post journalist. In a news conference Saturday, a journalist asked a question that mentioned the detention of journalist Jason Rezaian...

The fighting has lasted for 7 weeks, killing 2200 in the process.

LONDON (AP) — Britain's ambassador to the United States says police and spy agencies are close to identifying the English-accented militant depicted on video showing the killing of U.S. journalist James Foley. Peter Westmacott told CNN Sunday that "we're not far away" from naming the man in the Islamic State group video...

Another captured journalist in video is threatened if the President doesn't stop air strikes.