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Ant-Man review: Don't let anyone look down on you because you're small
An entertaining movie and with a heart at the centre that is concept-defyingly huge, writes Martin Saunders.

Sudan: Two Christian women found guilty of public indecency
Two of the 12 women arrested when leaving church in Sudan on suspicion of committing "public indecency" for violating the dress code have been found guilty and fined.

Mike Huckabee slams 'repulsive, revolting, stomach-churning' sale of foetal body parts
Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has joined many individuals and organizations in the condemnation of abortion service provider Planned Parenthood, after an undercover video revealed one of its officials casually talking about the illegal sale of foetal body parts.

Duggar couple grateful to TLC even after it replaced '19 Kids' with transgender series
Several weeks after Josh Duggar's child molestation scandal surfaced, The Learning Channel (TLC) has finally come to the decision to cancel the show "19 Kids and Counting," all the while adding a transgender series "I Am Jazz" to its lineup.

Franklin Graham questions Obama nuke deal with Iran, a country with terror ties
Reverend Franklin Graham is once again disagreeing with United States President Barack Obama's thoughts and actions, and this time, it has something to do with the country's nuclear deal with Iran.

French churches becoming mosques isn't the big problem â it's rabid secularism
A wild idea to make mosques out of France's disused churches deserves a closer look, writes David Buick.

Greek evangelicals divided as country continues to struggle
The Greek Evangelical Church is appealing for Christians around the world to pray for their country as Greece struggles to find a way out of economic catastrophe.

The Lord's Prayer: Where it came from and why it matters
The Lord's Prayer isn't as unique as it seems â but that's fine, says Mark Woods.

Feel like giving up? 10 Bible verses to help you persevere
Sometimes things can just get a bit much â whether we're struggling with our faith, or finding everything else in life is getting on top of us, it's hard to know how, or why, to keep pressing on.

Chattanooga shooting: Prayer vigil held for victims
Hundreds gathered to mourn the deaths of four US Marines in an attack in Chattanooga, Tennessee yesterday.

Vatican finance clean-up reveals extra â¬1.1 billion
The Pope's clean-up of Vatican finances led by Cardinal George Pell has resulted in nearly billion euros being added to overall assets that were previously not declared.

Tony Anthony: Feigning the tiger?
The re-release of a controversial autobiography has sparked renewed debate about its truthfulness.

Ex-President Bill Clinton admits he only made US criminal justice system worse
Former US President Bill Clinton has publicly confessed that the crime measure he enacted back in 1994 when he occupied the country's top post only made the US criminal justice system worse, expressing his remorse that the law caused crime to rise.

Hillary Clinton to lose to Republican bet in 6 swing states if polls held today â survey
A survey initiated by a pro-GOP group has shown how low the popularity of Democratic party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is in six swing states, trailing by a single-digit percentage behind an unnamed Republican nominee if the elections were held today.

Huge compensation award for Southern Baptist missionary paralysed in car accident
A Southern Baptist missionary student who was paralysed in a car accident aged 21 has been awarded $26 million in compensation.

Tim Keller on how to do preaching that is apologetic, evangelistic and pastoral
Krish Kandiah speaks to Tim Keller about his latest book, 'Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Scepticism'.