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Penalizing Husain Abdullah for Muslim prayer is wrong.
The Chiefs' Husain Abdullah, who is Muslim, has been penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after kneeling in a moment of prayer on the field after making a play. Many players make public Christian gestures with no punishment.Edit
A 13-year-old Nigerian girl says she was forced by Boko Haram militants into being part of a deadly attack. The girl said her father turned her over to the Islamist militants and she was threatened with death if she didn't wear an explosives belt.Edit
New York City police paid tribute to fallen NYPD officer Rafael Ramos at his wake the day after Christmas. Ramos was one of two policeman gunned down in a brazen daylight ambush.Edit
China is all about censoring news they don't want Chinese citizens to dwell upon. China's Communist Party uses censorship as just one tool to stay in power.Edit