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UN can oversee return of Rohingya refugees, say Bangladesh, Myanmar
UN can oversee return of Rohingya refugees, say Bangladesh, Myanmar

The two governments signed a pact on Thursday settling the terms for the repatriation process and the return of the Rohingya to Myanmar is expected to start in two months.

Mnangagwa vows to rebuild Zimbabwe and serve all citizens
Mnangagwa vows to rebuild Zimbabwe and serve all citizens

New President Emmerson Mnangagwa laid out a grand vision on Friday to revitalise Zimbabwe's ravaged economy and vowed to rule on behalf of all the country's citizens.

Panic on London's Oxford St after reports of shooting
Panic on London's Oxford St after reports of shooting

Police said later they had found no evidence of gunfire or casualties.

Don't call God 'he': Church of Sweden calls clergy to use gender-neutral language
Don't call God 'he': Church of Sweden calls clergy to use gender-neutral language

The Church of Sweden is opting for gender-neutral language when referring to God, with designators like 'he' and 'Lord' being omitted from liturgy.

Traumatised: How art therapy is shining a light for Iraqi refugees after ISIS
Traumatised: How art therapy is shining a light for Iraqi refugees after ISIS

Traumatised refugee children in Iraq are receiving healing help through the power of art therapy, as they recover from the damage done by ISIS.

The Highway to Hell: How Ecclesiastes pinpoints our culture's demise
The Highway to Hell: How Ecclesiastes pinpoints our culture's demise

If Solomon with all his knowledge and wisdom could not find meaning then what chance do the rest of us have?

Egypt attack: At least 235 worshippers dead in mosque massacre
Egypt attack: At least 235 worshippers dead in mosque massacre

At least 115 people have been killed and scores more wounded in a devastating attack on a mosque in northern Egypt on Friday.

Getting over evolution: Is Charles Darwin's theory still controversial for Christians?
Getting over evolution: Is Charles Darwin's theory still controversial for Christians?

Today marks the anniversary of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species - but is Darwin's culture-shifting theory still controversial?

Are we destroying our churches by how we treat the very young?
Are we destroying our churches by how we treat the very young?

With churches emptying as children leave for Sunday school, Ruth Gledhill offers her solution.

Pope Francis leads prayer for 'seeds of peace' in war-torn South Sudan and Congo
Pope Francis leads prayer for 'seeds of peace' in war-torn South Sudan and Congo

Pope Francis led prayer for peace in South Sudan and Congo last night, after papal visits to the countries was deferred by the ongoing conflict in the regions.

Robert Mugabe's 'miracle' resignation: 'The hand of God is at work'
Robert Mugabe's 'miracle' resignation: 'The hand of God is at work'

Robert Mugabe's exit as Zimbabwe's president is being hailed a 'miracle' by a longstanding campaigner in the country.

Fighting Black Friday: A Christian alternative to consumerism?
Fighting Black Friday: A Christian alternative to consumerism?

If Lent is the season of ascetic refrain from self-indulgence and our consumerist desires, then Black Friday week must be its secular opposite.

Donald Trump news: POTUS continues to attack NFL amid U.S. national anthem protest
Donald Trump news: POTUS continues to attack NFL amid U.S. national anthem protest

President of the United States Donald Trump continues to criticize the National Football League for presenting changes to the anthem policy. Trump directed his latest tirade against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Happy Thanksgiving? Three reasons to be grateful in the time of Trump
Happy Thanksgiving? Three reasons to be grateful in the time of Trump

Today marks the rich, hearty, frequently food-coma-inducing American tradition of Thanksgiving. It's an important time to be thankful, but the age of Brexit and Trump seems to have made us more divided and cynical than ever.

How unlikely Catholic Steve Bannon uses St Ignatius' meditation methods to stay off alcohol
How unlikely Catholic Steve Bannon uses St Ignatius' meditation methods to stay off alcohol

Steve Bannon, the outspoken and divisive former adviser to Donald Trump has said that he abstains from alcohol with the help of the 'examen', a meditative daily exercise recommended by St Ignatius of Loyola in his Spiritual Exercises.

'Star Wars: Battlefront II' controversy: What exactly is it about?
'Star Wars: Battlefront II' controversy: What exactly is it about?

Several news concerning the microtransaction controversy in Star Wars Battlefront 2 have already reached mainstream scale, even politicians across the world have spoken up about it.