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Greece: Tsipras faces down party rebels to pass second reform package
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has contained a rebellion in his left-wing Syriza party.

Iowa couple who refused to host gay wedding 'inspires' GOP bet Ted Cruz
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has released a new video on Tuesday featuring an Iowa couple who refused to host a gay wedding at their gallery and were sued.

Bobbie Houston: The world is ripe for harvest
People are searching for God, and we're entering into an "enormous harvest", Hillsong's Bobbie Houston told Christian Today.

Ads with sex and violent media content don't help sell products, new study shows
Researchers from the American Psychological Association recently found out that sex and violence can have a negative effect on advertising.

Thousands of Christians who fled ISIS are facing a long term future in refugee camps
Christians forced to flee Islamic State last year are still living in refugee camps and are losing hope of ever returning home, one Syriac Catholic has reported from Irbil.

US-China human rights dialogue is 'useless, toothless show' says China Aid president
The president of human rights organisation China Aid will tell a US Congressional hearing tomorrow that the Government should be much tougher on China over religious persecution.

Drone or toy? US government probes viral video of gun-firing unmanned aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will launch a probe on a viral YouTube video showing a handgun mounted on a multirotor firing shots even without a human being pulling the trigger.

Stephen Hawking warns that full artificial intelligence could spell end of mankind
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is warning people that technology and artificial intelligence can take away people's purpose in life and eventually bring about the end of mankind.

Josh and Anna Duggar reveal why they named their newborn Meredith Grace
All of Josh and Anna Duggar's kids all have names that start with the letter "M," and their newest daughter Meredith Grace is no exception. In fact, the couple's fourth child has been named after a television personality - NBC Today's Meredith Viera.

Dying mother writes letters to 4-year-old daughter covering every event in her life
Dealing with stage 4 breast cancer is bad enough, but Heather McManamy from Wisconsin believes that leaving her four-year-old daughter Brianna motherless for the rest of her life is much worse.

At last, Dillard couple bares ministry site, says baby Israel is 'the talk of the town'
The Dillard family is in Central America!

People should be pro-choice, take a stand against abortion, says Franklin Graham
The clamour against abortion service provider Planned Parenthood is far from over, and Reverend Franklin Graham is strongly encouraging the government to start an investigation on the company and prosecute them for selling baby parts.

LGBT Catholics 'alienated' by Church, gay priest says in letter to Pope
A gay priest fired from his job as a university chaplain has urged Pope Francis to meet with LGBT Catholics when he makes his trip to the US later this year.

Gun-store owner declares business a 'Muslim-free zone'
A Florida gun store owner has declared his business a "Muslim-free zone" â a decision he says is in response to last week's Chattanooga shooting.

Naive and out of touch? Leading evangelical bishop slates Pope's climate change encyclical
A leading evangelical Church of England bishop and a Labour member of the House of Lords have criticised the Pope's encyclical on the environment as a "naive" document that hankers for a lost world.

Albert Einstein's atheist professor, and other Christian hoaxes
Which type of Christian hoax are you most likely to fall for?