Mark Yapching

Cat comes back to life five days after it was buried

Nothing can be more heartbreaking than the death of a beloved pet, but owners of a cat hit by a car in Tampa, Florida were in for a surprise when their cat re-appeared in their neighbourhood alive.
$Stories of Boko Haram survivors are \'too hard to listen to\'$
Stories of Boko Haram survivors are 'too hard to listen to'

Nigerian refugees in the border with Chad are telling harrowing stories of the large-scale murder of unarmed civilians committed by members of the terrorist organisation Boko Haram when they attacked the town of Baga and its surrounding villages on January 3.
$Secularist group give Catholic school students \'get out of religion class\' coupons$
Secularist group give Catholic school students 'get out of religion class' coupons

A secular humanist group in Ottawa, Canada, is preparing to hand out coupons to students in Catholic high schools to tell them that religion classes are optional and not compulsory.
Boko Haram releases pictures apparently showing child soldier training camp

Shocking images of what appears to be a child soldier training camp being operated by Boko Haram have surfaced in the Internet.
$Rise in harassment against India\'s Christians prompts launch of new help hotline$
Rise in harassment against India's Christians prompts launch of new help hotline

The rise of violence against Christians in India has led to the formation of a legal aid agency and the establishment of a help hotline both to monitor and provide assistance in the event of an attack against Christian Indians.
City Church Harvest leadership not telling the truth about use of church funds, says former investment manager

Chew Eng Han, formerly the investment manager for Singapore-based City Harvest Church, took the stand as the high profile funds mismanagement case resumed in court. He accused Pastor Kong Hee of misrepresenting in court his control of Xtron Productions.
Evangelical Christian wins $150k in compensation after claiming he was fired for refusing 'mark of the beast'

The jury ruled against Consol Energy/Consolidated Coal Co. on January 15 in a religious discrimination lawsuit filed against it by a former employee.
$Mitt Romney\'s presidential bid is inspired by his faith, says friend$
Mitt Romney's presidential bid is inspired by his faith, says friend

Republican Mitt Romney might run for President of the United States once again, and allies say that this third attempt is fuelled by his strong sense of faith.
Islamic State driven out of Kobani on Turkish-Syria border

Kurdish fighters have succeeded on Monday in pushing through parts of a key Syrian town that were held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, virtually retaking the town from the extremist militant group.
More millennials are changing their views on abortion

The landscape of the battle between pro-abortion and pro-life activists is showing some change as trends reveal that millennial teenagers are leaning more towards a pro-life stance rather than favouring the practice of abortion.
Congress withdraws anti-abortion bill, bishops are furious

A popular anti-abortion bill that religious conservatives expected Congress to pass was abruptly withdrawn by the law-making body, angering proponents all around the United States.
$Pastor who accompanied teenager that ran off to join ISIS says he had nothing to do with 17-year-old\'s plan$
Pastor who accompanied teenager that ran off to join ISIS says he had nothing to do with 17-year-old's plan

A 45-year-old pastor that allegedly accompanied a teenager to Turkey to join the Islamic State denied having any knowledge of or involvement in the teenager's plan.