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Brazil's Catholic President Temer charged with multi-million dollar corruption
Brazil's Catholic President Michel Temer was charged with taking multimillion-dollar bribes on Monday in a dent to the country's hopes for economic recovery.
Evangelicals support for same-sex marriage rises â but majority still oppose
Despite still largely opposing same-sex marriage, white evangelicals show the most dramatic rise in support compared to a decade ago when just 14 per cent were in favour compared to 35 per cent now.
Victory for Trump as US Supreme Court partially restores Muslim travel ban
The US Supreme Court has partially reinstated Donald Trump's controversial travel ban, barring citizens from six majority-Muslim countries from travelling to the US.
Homophobia is a sin, but so is 'Christophobia' and it is time to speak out against it
As a celibate gay Christian who agrees with the orthodox Christian view on marriage, David Bennett writes here to challenge the gay lobby to stop the hate and to correct one step too far.
Fairtrade hit by changes in supermarket deal
Sainsbury's is preparing to ditch Fairtrade tea in favour of its own ethical brand.
UK's Conservative Party agrees £1 billion deal with the Northern Ireland's Protestant DUP
Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that does not permit gay marriage. The DUP is ultra-conservative on issues such as gay rights and abortion and the deal is certain to alarm social liberals on all sides of the political divide.
Donald Trump refuses to host White House Ramadan meal, breaking 20-year tradition
Donald Trump has broken a near 20-year tradition by refusing to host a White House iftar dinner marking the end of Ramadan.
Christian school warned: Don't teach Bible passages that are 'offensive' to LGBT people
A public Christian school in Canada was warned by a public funding body not to teach Bible passages that could be deemed "offensive" by some people, particularly the members of the LGBT community.
Reports say 100 Christians may be hostages in Philippines battle between army and Islamist rebels
A military official said on Saturday more than 100 Christians could be hostages, including a priest, according to information provided by eight residents who escaped their captors during a Friday air strike.
Oil tanker explosion kills more than 120 in Pakistan
An overturned oil tanker exploded killing at least 123 people in Pakistan on Sunday, as most of the victims had gathered round when spilt fuel from the stricken vehicle ignited, officials said.
'Sustained' cyber attack on UK politicians' email
Britain's parliament was hit by a "sustained and determined" cyber attack on Saturday designed to identify weak email passwords, just over a month after a ransomware worm crippled parts of the country's health service.
34 Tower blocks have failed fire safety checks across the country
The government said 34 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to evacuate amid chaotic scenes.
Landslide buries mountain village in southwest China, fears for 141 people
Fears grew for 141 people missing in China after a landslide buried their mountain village in southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, with reports that only three survivors had been pulled out of the mud and rock hours after the calamity struck.
Trump, Putin and Erdogan behave like autocratic rulers - Germany's Schulz
Martin Schulz said that U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan behaved like "autocratic rulers".
Chile's President asks forgiveness from indigenous Mapuche ahead of Pope visit
President Michelle Bachelet asked for forgiveness from Chile's indigenous Mapuche people on Friday for "errors and horrors" committed by the state and announced plans to give them more power and resources.
Iraqi forces battle ISIS, towards heart of Mosul's Old City
Iraqi forces battled their way along two streets that meet in the heart of Mosul's Old City on Friday, and said they aimed to open routes for civilians to flee Islamic State's last stand there.