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Preacher Scott Lively on trial for role in Uganda anti-gay law
Preacher Scott Lively on trial for role in Uganda anti-gay law

Lively will face trial for crimes against humanity for his role in influencing the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA).

Demonic, The Hobbit? Russian Orthodox Church sees off \'evil\' artwork
Demonic, The Hobbit? Russian Orthodox Church sees off 'evil' artwork

Plans for an art installation depicting the Eye of Sauron in Moscow have been withdrawn after the Church objected.

Ewan McGregor plays Jesus and the devil in new film
Ewan McGregor plays Jesus and the devil in new film

Ewan McGregor plays both Jesus and the devil in a new indie film 'Last Days in the Desert'.

Man shouting \'Kill the Jews\' stabs student in New York
Man shouting 'Kill the Jews' stabs student in New York

Police fatally shot a man who stabbed a Jewish student in Brooklyn on Tuesday, officials have confirmed.

Malala Yousafzai receives Nobel prize, says she hopes to be Prime Minister
Malala Yousafzai receives Nobel prize, says she hopes to be Prime Minister

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, will today be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside veteran children's rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi.

Middle East priest: \'Don\'t bomb Islamic State, they will destroy themselves from within\'.
Middle East priest: 'Don't bomb Islamic State, they will destroy themselves from within'.

A senior priest and Arab Christian from the Middle East has called on the West not to attempt to defeat Islamic State by bombing.

Vandals remove heads from statues of Mary and Joseph in Chicago church
Vandals remove heads from statues of Mary and Joseph in Chicago church

"It was very intentional, to do something against religion in a very religious week and a very religious month," says church pastor.

Hong Kong protesters stand firm in final hours before police clearance
Hong Kong protesters stand firm in final hours before police clearance

'We'll be back' say pro-democracy campaigners - but for now, it's nearly over.

US used brutal torture after 9/11 attacks, Senate is told
US used brutal torture after 9/11 attacks, Senate is told

'Enhanced interrogations' failed to stop a single plot.

Bette Midler reveals the secret to her long marriage: \'He really is the wind beneath my wings\'
Bette Midler reveals the secret to her long marriage: 'He really is the wind beneath my wings'

Bette Midler reveals the secret to her long marriage: 'He really is the wind beneath my wings'

Brave British woman grew a beard to raise money for charity during Movember
Brave British woman grew a beard to raise money for charity during Movember

Linda Cook has raised over £330 for prostate cancer awareness after growing what she calls a 'misstache' for the charity campaign Movember.

Bible app tracks when and where people are reading the story of Jesus\' birth
Bible app tracks when and where people are reading the story of Jesus' birth

Bible app tracks when and where people are reading the story of Jesus' birth

Generous stranger leaves gold coins and a note for the Salvation Army: \'A child is born, Jesus!\'
Generous stranger leaves gold coins and a note for the Salvation Army: 'A child is born, Jesus!'

Generous stranger leaves gold coins and a note for the Salvation Army: 'A child is born, Jesus!'

Ancient Bibles taken from Damascus by Israeli spies are at centre of ownership dispute
Ancient Bibles taken from Damascus by Israeli spies are at centre of ownership dispute

Ancient Bibles stolen from Damascus by Israeli spies, true ownership disputed

American Christian couple cleared over daughter\'s death in Qatar sue husband\'s company
American Christian couple cleared over daughter's death in Qatar sue husband's company

An American couple who were cleared in the death of their adopted child by a court in Qatar have filed suit against the husband's company upon returning to the US.  

Wealthy nations agree to take in more than 100,000 Syrian refugees
Wealthy nations agree to take in more than 100,000 Syrian refugees

Wealthy nations have agreed to receive more Syrian refugees in the coming months after countries neighbouring conflict-torn Syria admitted they were struggling to cope with the numbers crossing their borders.