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Pastors in India beaten and jailed simply for praying in their own homes

Evangelicals in India are calling on Christian leaders in the UK to pressure the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit this week to intervene to help persecuted Christians in India.

Pilgrimage2Paris: Walkers begin mammoth journey from London to Paris

Today, 45 people are beginning a mammoth walk from London to Paris, where the UN will meet on November 30 to begin its annual conference on climate change.

Iran treachery? Tehran stops dismantling uranium centrifuges, posing threat to U.S. nuclear deal

The Islamic Republic has reportedly stopped dismantling nuclear centrifuges in two uranium enrichment plants due to pressures from the hardliners who complained that the move was too fast, state media reported, according to Reuters.

Probers uncover intel about '2-hour timer' bomb placed at doomed Russian airliner's fuel lines

Probers sifting through the remains of a Russian Metrojet that crashed in Sinai last week and killed 224 passengers have reportedly uncovered intelligence about a "two-hour timer" and are linking it with their working theory that the ISIS planted a bomb on the plane's fuel lines before it embarked the popular Sharm el-Sheik resort area for St. Petersburg.

Assad forces backed by Russian airstrikes break ISIS siege of key Syrian air base

The Syrian government has scored a majority victory for breaking a siege imposed by the Islamic State (ISIS) militants on a key military air base in Aleppo, according to the Daily Mail.

Day of mourning in Lebanon after 'despicable' bomb blasts kill 43

Lebanon observed a national day of mourning on Friday after two suicide bombs the day before killed 43 people in southern Beirut, in an act the United Nations condemned overnight as "despicable".

Myanmar: World leaders celebrate Aung San Suu Kyi's victory

The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi has won a majority in Myanmar's parliament, the election commission said on Friday, giving it enough seats to elect its chosen candidate to the presidency when the new legislature convenes next year.

US airstrikes likely killed 'Jihadi John'

The United States on Thursday carried out an air strike in Syria targeting the Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John," who participated in gruesome videos showing the killings of American and British hostages, officials said.

Swastika-stamped pills resembling Ecstasy sweeping Iceland, putting people in state of delirium

A new pill emblazoned with a 'Swastika' and laced with LSD that puts people in a state of aggressive delirium and causes one to foam at the mouth is spreading rapidly across Iceland, worrying parents and prompting authorities to call for vigilance particularly among young people.

Russia building weapons that can penetrate any missile defences, bares Putin

If the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), led by the United States of America, is trying to build a formidable missile defense program, Russia is out to develop weapons that can penetrate it.

Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' voted most influential book

Majority of voters in a recent online poll chose the controversial book of English geologist Charles Darwin, "On The Origin of Species," as the piece of literature that influenced them the most.

Erase doubt in your prayer; simply trust God's love to give you wisdom and discernment, says Joyce Meyer

Well-loved Christian speaker and author Joyce Meyer finds it absolutely amazing that God wants to have a relationship with His people, and this is why she considers prayer as a great privilege and not an obligation.

Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards bares own abortion experience: 3 'was as big as our family needed to be'

A lot of women who have had abortions in the past came to regret their decision. However, Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards is different since the decision to abort her fourth baby wasn't all that difficult, and there were no regrets on her part.