On the heels of a poll last week indicating that a growing number of Americans incorrectly believe President Obama is Muslim, evangelist the Rev. Franklin Graham commented on the confusion over the president’s faith. “I think the president’s problem is that he was born a Muslim, his father was a Muslim,” Graham told CNN’s John…

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is hailing the country’s reportedly first domestically-built drone bomber, which was unveiled Sunday. Ahmadinejad described the long-range, unmanned aircraft as an “ambassador of death” to Iran’s enemies. “But he also argued the drone serves as ‘a messenger of salvation and dignity for humanity’. The Iranian leader said it is aimed at…

On Thursday, France started expelling hundreds of Roma to Bulgaria and Romania. About 15,000 Roma live in France. “French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to clamp down on the Roma last month, following a series of clashes between gypsies and the police in two French cities. The government has ordered the destruction of 300 Roma settlements…

Almost two weeks ahead of President Obama’s Aug. 31 deadline, the last American combat brigade started to leave Iraq, almost seven and a half years after the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Their departure marks the end of combat operations in the country and a shift in the “American role in the war from the…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners