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Corbyn: Government favours the rich and fawns on oppressors
Corbyn: Government favours the rich and fawns on oppressors

Labour's new leader said he wanted to usher in a new, kinder politics and to boost investment in the economy so more people could thrive.

Powers struggle to agree on Syria policy as Russia is challenged to strike terror groups
Powers struggle to agree on Syria policy as Russia is challenged to strike terror groups

Diplomats have been pursuing new ways to build a solid front against the militants.

Afghanistan: Government troops battle to retake city from Taliban
Afghanistan: Government troops battle to retake city from Taliban

Taliban fighters seized control of Kunduz after staging an audacious assault on the city on Monday.

Ciara starts training her year-old son to love Jesus; he can already say \'Yee-yus!\'
Ciara starts training her year-old son to love Jesus; he can already say 'Yee-yus!'

It looks like Christian football star Russell Wilson is a good influence on his singer girlfriend Ciara. Not only did he inspire her to maintain celibacy before marriage, but he has also inspired her to share their love for Jesus Christ to her own son named Future.

No apocalypse as supermoon\'s eerie beauty awes, delights people worldwide
No apocalypse as supermoon's eerie beauty awes, delights people worldwide

Instead of bringing the apocalypse, the blood-red supermoon brought awe and delight to professional and amateur stargazers who saw the beauty of the astronomical event.

Churches torched by extremists in Tanzania
Churches torched by extremists in Tanzania

Three evangelical churches have been burned down in an area of northwest Tanzania where Islamist extremists have been making threats against Christian communities.

Welby moves to shift Church\'s \'ambivalent\' relationship with money and \'compete Wonga out of existence\'
Welby moves to shift Church's 'ambivalent' relationship with money and 'compete Wonga out of existence'

The Archbishop of Canterbury continued his mission to shift the Church's relationship to finance as he commissioned a group of 'Church Credit Champions' in a service in east London tonight.

Pope Francis backs Kim Davis over her \'concientious objection\' to gay marriage
Pope Francis backs Kim Davis over her 'concientious objection' to gay marriage

On his flight back to Rome after his 10-day visit to the United States and Cuba, Pope Francis weighed in on the issues currently faced by some Christian Americans who have been under fire for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

Ted Cruz plans to \'introduce\' Khamenei to \'72 virgins\' if Iran tries to acquire nukes
Ted Cruz plans to 'introduce' Khamenei to '72 virgins' if Iran tries to acquire nukes

Sen. Ted Cruz has intimated that if Iran were to continue seeking nuclear weapons under a Cruz administration, he will kill Iran's Ayatollah.

Life possible on Mars, NASA says, after discovery of liquid, frozen water signs
Life possible on Mars, NASA says, after discovery of liquid, frozen water signs

NASA particularly fonud 100-meter-long dark streaks which appeared to be flowing downhill on Mars' surface. Space scientists believe that these streaks were formed by contemporary flowing water.

Iran willing to free Saeed Abedini, other  US prisoners under \'right circumstances\'
Iran willing to free Saeed Abedini, other US prisoners under 'right circumstances'

Iran President Hassan Rouhani said the Iranian government is willing to release American prisoners they are holding, including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, under the 'right circumstances.'

Divisons loom over gays and divorce before Pope\'s Synod on Family
Divisons loom over gays and divorce before Pope's Synod on Family

Nearly 800,000 Catholics, including more than 200 cardinals, bishops and archbishops, have written to the Pope appealing for clarity and warning of a "breach" in the Church over gays and marriage.

Corbyn echoes Keir Hardie\'s call for \'divine discontent\' in Labour Party conference speech
Corbyn echoes Keir Hardie's call for 'divine discontent' in Labour Party conference speech

Jeremy Corbyn delivered a rousing first speech at the Labour party conference after becoming Labour leader earlier this month.

Landmark bill could end \'pattern of persecution\' in Iraq and Syria
Landmark bill could end 'pattern of persecution' in Iraq and Syria

A landmark resolution introduced in Congress last week could mean that vital action is taken to defend Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East, Christian Today has been told.

How to deal with suffering when pat answers aren't enough
How to deal with suffering when pat answers aren't enough

Harry Farley tackles the question of suffering, and how to reconcile the existence of evil with an all-loving God.

Doctors unleash brain power of paralysed man to make him walk again sans gadgets
Doctors unleash brain power of paralysed man to make him walk again sans gadgets

The patient, who suffered a spinal cord injury, was remarkably able to take steps along a 3.66-meter-long course using an electroencephalogram (EEG)-based system.