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Peaceful outcome for Korean peninsula still possible - Pence
Denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula can still be achieved peacefully because of Washington's new engagement with China, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday, despite growing fears North Korea could soon conduct a new nuclear test.
Security dominates French election after shooting
The killing of a policeman by a suspected Islamist militant pushed national security to the top of the French political agenda on Friday, two days before the presidential election.
United States will honour refugee deal with Australia
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday the United States would honour a controversial refugee deal with Australia, under which the United States would resettle up to 1,250 asylum seekers, a deal President Donald Trump had described as "dumb".
May promises not to cut foreign aid budget if elected
Theresa May has told reporters that a new Conservative government won't ditch the commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of the UK's income on foreign aid.
Who are the Jehovah's Witnesses? 5 things you should know
Russia's Supreme Court has formally banned Jehovah's Witnesses from the country, calling the religious community an extremist organisation. But who are they?
Rowan Williams challenges politicians: Overseas aid is 'choice between Little Britain and Global Britain'
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has made a passionate appeal for the preservation of Britain's foreign aid budget after Prime Minister Theresa May hinted on Wednesday she might cut it.
Russia's latest attack on religious freedom â banning Jehovah's Witnesses
Russia has banned the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses after a decision by its Supreme Court branded them 'extremist'.
Pray for Paris as policeman shot dead in latest terror attack
A French policeman was shot dead and two others wounded in central Paris on Thursday night in an attack described as 'cowardly' by President Francois Hollande.
Megachurch pastor Kong Hee asks for forgiveness as he starts prison sentence, says he feels 'peace'
Singapore's City Harvest Church pastor Kong Hee has finally apologised for what he called "unwise decisions," as the megachurch leader gets set to start serving his three-and-a-half year prison sentence on Friday.
Lion saves Christians as they are being attacked by militants, says pastor
In what appears to be a story of Biblical proportions, a pastor secretly ministering in the Middle East claims lions came to rescue him and his group from armed Islamic militants.
Pastor burns thousands of Bibles at church for 'misleading' his congregation
A pastor in Uganda burned thousands of copies of the Bible claiming the sacred book "misleads" his congregation.
Bill Gates is right â we must keep the UK's commitment to foreign aid
Withdrawing aid would cost lives - which is reason enough to continue it, say Bill Gates. He's right...
Egyptian police kill ISIS militant involved in Sinai monastery attack, with Bedouin help
With the help of Bedouin tribesmen, Egyptian police have tracked down and killed one of the Islamist militants involved in an attack near the St Catherine's monastery in Sinai, according to the country's Interior Ministry.
Father's grief as 16-year-old Coptic boy is murdered in Egypt's 'war on Christians'
An Egyptian Christian boy found murdered on Maundy Thursday was killed by Islamic extremists hoping to intimidate Christians, say his family.
It's taken 8 years, but the UN finally recognises Christian anti-persecution charity
Christian Solidarity Worldwide, one of the UK's leading anti-persecution organisations, has been given long-awaited UN accreditation. The organization, which is based in London, but camapigns for the protection of Christians across the world, had been waiting for eight years to receive the accreditation.
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen blasts Pope Francis and Church for political 'interference'
Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has said she is 'angry' at the Catholic Church and criticised Pope Francis and Bishops for getting involved in political issues while ignoring 'what [they] should really be concerned with'.