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Sydney Siege: Three dead, including gunman, police confirm
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early on Tuesday morning and freed a number of hostages being held there at gunpoint.
'19 Kids and Counting' Michelle Duggar's advice for new mothers: Don't stop having date nights with your husband!
Michelle Duggar has 19 children so she knows a thing or two about what it is to be a mother and with her own daughter, Jill, expecting a child, she's shared some great advice for new mums.
University of Maine has a change of heart over Christmas trees and candy canes
The University of Maine is reportedly reversing its decision to keep Christmas trees and candy canes out of public areas on campus because they were could be interpreted as "religious items".
Sydney Siege: Two killed, including gunman, says Australian media
Australian security forces opened fire on Tuesday as they stormed the Sydney cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint. Two are said to have been killed, including Man Haron Monis.
D'Angelo explains title of Black Messiah: It's 'not about religion', it's about 'all of us'
D'Angelo is back and just to make sure everyone knows it, he's given his latest musical offering a headline grabbing title.
'Sydney Seige is over' confirm NSW police
Police have confirmed that the siege of the Lindt cafe in Sydney is now over.
Indian police stop planned mass conversion of 4,000 Christians to Hinduism on Christmas Day
Authorities have stepped in to stop a ceremony converting thousands of Christians and Muslims.
Palestinian UN statehood bid at heart of Kerry-Netanyahu talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before talks on Monday with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry he would defy any UN move to "dictate" a timeframe for withdrawal from land Palestinians seek for a state.
Islamic State issues abhorrent sex slavery guidelines about how to treat women
"Unbelieving women" can be taken as slaves and beaten, raped and sold on under harrowing guidelines issued by the extremist group.
'We must negotiate with Islamic State' â senior mediator
When Padraig O'Malley says we must talk to Islamic State, he's speaking from experience.
Can business training solve CofE's 'toxic' leadership problem?
Senior clergy in the Church of England are being summonsed to sign up for MBA-style leadership courses as the Archbishops of Canterbury and York attempt to create a Church fit for the 21st century.
Hostage taking in Sydney cafe sparks fears of Islamist-linked attack
Australian police locked down the centre of the country's biggest city on Monday after an armed man walked into a busy downtown Sydney cafe, took hostages and forced them to display an Islamic flag, igniting fears of a jihadist attack.
Sydney hostage siege: Christians and Muslims unite in prayer
Religious leaders are joining together in prayer as a hostage incident in Sydney unfolds, and are urging their followers to do the same.
Iraqi churches used as torture chambers by Islamic State
Churches in Qaraqosh, Iraq captured by Islamic State militants are now being used as torture chambers, according to a priest from Mosul.
Lily Allen's 'Little baby Sheezus' stunt branded 'extremely offensive'
Pop star Lily Allen has been branded "extremely offensive" by an MP after a controversial performance in which she lay in a manger while parodying the nativity scene.
Religious tourism in Palestinian areas restricted by Israeli settlements
At a time when religious tourism should peak in Bethlehem, Palestinian officials say the tourist industry is hampered by Israeli settlements.