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UK withholding offer of asylum to Asia Bibi over 'security concerns', campaigner claims
The UK has decided not to offer asylum to a Christian mother in Pakistan because of concerns that it would be a threat to security, a human rights campaigner has claimed.
Cameroon child kidnappers warned victims not to return to Christian school
Kidnappers freed about 80 school children and a driver in west Cameroon on Wednesday, but kept hold of a principal and one teacher, two days after snatching them in a school raid.
Call for prayer after gunman kills 12 people in attack on bar in California
Pastor Greg Laurie said 'America needs to pray' after a gunman stormed a student night at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, on Wednesday night, killing 12 people before turning the gun on himself.
'No more time to waste' on climate change, says church body
The World Council of Churches is urging countries to take urgent action to prevent devastating climate change ahead of a major summit in Poland next month.
69-year-old man wants court to change legal age because he identifies as 20 years younger
A Dutch man is going to court in a bid to change his legal age because he identifies as 20 years younger.
Pakistan government says Asia Bibi still in the country following release
The government of Pakistan has dismissed reports that Asia Bibi has left the country following her release from prison.
Asia Bibi freed from prison following blasphemy acquittal
Christian mother Asia Bibi has been freed from prison after Pakistan's Supreme Court acquitted her of blasphemy charges last week.
Evangelist Billy Graham remembered on 100th birthday
The late Billy Graham was being remembered today by his family on what would have been his 100th birthday.
RT Kendall asks for prayers as wife suffers crippling pain
Theologian RT Kendall is asking supporters for prayers as his wife battles severe back pain.
Dozens of school children kidnapped in Cameroon are freed
Kidnappers freed scores of school children and a driver in west Cameroon early on Wednesday, but kept hold of a principal and one teacher, officials said, following an abduction blamed on anglophone separatists.
Trump and his Christian allies remain upbeat despite losing House
He may have lost the House in the heated midterms but Donald Trump is declaring Tuesday's election outcome a 'big win' despite losing the House of Representatives.
Young Christian couple die in tragic helicopter crash hours after tying the knot in 'fairytale wedding'
Less than two hours after getting married in a "fairytale wedding" on Saturday, a young Christian couple from Texas died after a helicopter they were traveling in crashed into the side of a hill on their family farm.
Crowd prays and sings 'Amazing Grace' at Trump rally after supporter takes ill
President Donald Trump stepped away from his microphone and remained silent except to urge calm and prayers Monday after a woman fainted at a rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Asia Bibi's lawyer says there are no grounds for keeping her in jail
The lawyer for Asia Bibi has said he does not believe there are any grounds for a review of her case to take place.
79 children abducted from Christian school in Cameroon
Armed men kidnapped 79 children from a school in western Cameroon on Monday and a local pastor said separatist militias were responsible.
Can Israel save the dying Sea of Galilee?
Long periods of drought and over-pumping have brought the lake low. A reedy island has materialised at its southern edge, and will soon be a peninsula.