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Woman sees no future in 'changing' UK, joins ISIS with sisters and kids
One of the three British sisters who reportedly took their children along with them to Syria to join the Islamic State believed there was no future for her daughters anymore in "changing" UK.
Slaughter in South Sudan: Girls raped, boys castrated, newborns killed in civil war, UNICEF says
Government troops and their allies allegedly murdered 129 children in South Sudan's Unity State, including girls who were raped before being killed and boys who were castrated and bled to death, in order to keep their generation from exacting revenge.
New church in Muslim-ruled UAE overflows with Christian believers
A new church for the thousands of migrant Catholics and local Arabs in Muslim-dominated United Arab Emirates has been inaugurated last week, highlighting the country's religious tolerance.
Back from the dead? Teen's revival triggers wave of healings in Missouri, interest in resurrection
A teenage boy's miraculous revival after falling from an icy lake in Missouri has triggered healings in his church, and a renewed interest in modern-day resurrection.
'Criminalising Christianity': Mike Huckabee says legalising same-sex marriage threatens religious liberty
For Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, the possible legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States will in effect be similar to criminalizing Christianity.
Pope Francis visits the Turin Shroud
The Pope has this morning viewed the Turin Shroud, believed by many to be the burial cloth in which Jesus was wrapped and which is said to bear his image.
Four Al-Shabaab militants killed in attack on Somali government site
Four Islamist gunmen were killed after detonating a car bomb and shooting their way into a national intelligence agency training site, the internal security ministry said.
George Osborne says welfare cuts will go ahead, plans to be announced in July budget
Chancellor George Osborne has said he will press ahead with hefty cuts to welfare in a budget statement next month, a day after tens of thousands of people marched against austerity in central London.
This Father's Day we need to find more superheroes
Krish Kandiah calls for more everyday superheroes to rise to the needs of children in care.
Charleston shooting: Emanuel AME Church to reopen for worship
Mourners from around the US have come to pay their respects at the Emanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston.
Jeb Bush rallies Christians to defend traditional marriage as US awaits Supreme Court ruling
Republican presidential aspirant Jeb Bush rallied a group of conservative Christians on Friday to express unwavering support traditional marriage, as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the legality of same-sex marriage in the United States.
'A gift of unity': Pope Francis open to setting common date for Easter
During the World Retreat of Priests at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome attended by clergy from five continents, Pope Francis said "we have to come to an agreement" for a common date on Easter.
Dylann Roof unrepentant over Charleston church killings, but victims' families forgive him
Dylann Roof remained unrepentant as he faced charges for the killing of nine people inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, last Wednesday evening.
Teacher who read gay fable to students quits after parents protest
An elementary school teacher in Efland, North Carolina, has resigned from his job after parents protested when they learned that he read to his students a gay fable about a prince who married another.
Anglicans should fast once a month for climate justice, says Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury will propose that members of the Church of England fast and pray for "climate justice" on the first day of every month when he addresses the Church's General Synod in July.
Tens of thousands attend anti-austerity protest in London
Tens of thousands of anti-austerity protesters massed outside Britain's parliament on Saturday to demonstrate against the newly re-elected Conservative government's plans for further public spending cuts.