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Creflo Dollar will get $70 million plane - says 'necessary' for ministry
The popular US televangelist Creflo Dollar is to get the $70 Million Gulfstream G650 jet plane because it is "necessary" for his ministry, his church board has decreed.
Canada: Ex-Muslim convert to Christianity says he will be killed if deported
A gay Christian Palestinian man born into a family of prominent Hamas supporters is appealing for help to save his life.
Teen hospital admissions for eating disorders nearly double in three years
There has been an unprecedented rise in the number of teenagers with eating disorders in the UK, figures from the NHS reveal.
Three surprising things God does in life's storms
Sometimes Jesus leads us into storms, says David Baker.
Rape, beatings and forced conversions... How Christian-run schools treated Aboriginal children
A Canadian policy of forcibly separating aboriginal children from their families and sending them to residential schools amounted to "cultural genocide,"
US says 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed in 9 months
More than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed since the international coalition started its campaign against the militant group nine months ago in Iraq and Syria
Obama signs USA Freedom Act in major security policy reversal
In a a major security policy reversal, US intelligence agencies will no longer be allowed to spy on the phone calls made by millions of Americans as President Barack Obama signed the USA Freedom Act on Tuesday.
Asia migrant crisis: Rohingyas should be treated as citizens of Myanmar, says US
Washington is pressing Myanmar to tackle the underlying causes of an exodus of "boat people".
Teacher sues Colorado school for violating Constitution by promoting religion
A Jewish teacher has sued the school district and public school in Florence, Colorado for promoting religion in the school, saying that it violates the separation of church and state.
Ancient fish fossils showed world created by God, says Canadian discoverer
Calgary digger and driver Edgar Nernberg has always strongly believed that God created the world. This Christian's belief was bolstered even more when he unearthed five fish fossils at the a basement for his new home.
Assad under pressure as insurgent gains threaten regime survival
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is under more military pressure than at any point in the four-year-old war.
Death toll mounts in China cruise ship tragedy
The accident could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years.
California bill seeks to promote free or low-cost abortion in licensed clinics
A bill that will require licensed clinics to notify clients of state programs that offer abortion services has been passed by the California State Assembly and is now in the State Senate.
Pope Francis laments civilisation woes amid rise in crimes against life
The progress of civilisation is not counted by its technological advancements but its capacity to protect the most vulnerable from conception until death, said Pope Francis on Saturday.
Orange Sunday campaign launched to support persecuted Christians in Mideast
A campaign has been calling on Christians to wear orange on Sundays in order to raise awareness on the persecution of Christians in the Middle East by Islamic State militants.
Vatican rift seen as Pope's spokesman defends Cardinal George Pell on sex abuse inaction charges
The Vatican has clarified on Monday that the calls of an appointee of Pope Francis to have Cardinal Pell kicked out over allegations of helping cover up paedophilia in Australia does not speak for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.