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Aleppo: Will A Deal Be Reached To Evacuate Rebel Held Areas?
A new deal is being negotiated to complete the evacuation of rebel-held areas of Syria's east Aleppo which ground to a halt on Friday after demands from pro-government forces that people also be moved out of two villages besieged by insurgents.

Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 30 Soldiers In Yemen's Aden
A suicide bomber killed at least 30 soldiers in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Sunday, officials there said, a week after an attack by the militant Islamic State group killed 50 troops nearby.

Chapecoense Air Crash Survivor Reading Psalm 63 on Being Safe 'in the Shadow of Your Wings' When Disaster Struck
He was holding a Bible and reading Psalm 63 when disaster struck.

Now, You Need Not Travel to Bethlehem to Explore the Place Where Jesus Was Born; 360 Degree Video Takes You There Virtually
Imagine yourself in the Holy Land, in Bethlehem, in the Church of the Nativity, in the very spot where Jesus was born.

Her Passion For Justice Burned Like White Heat: Who Was Eglantyne Jebb?
Today is when the Church of England remembers Eglantyne Jebb, the founder of Save the Children who (having been born on 25 August 1876) died on this date in 1928.

Canadian diplomats visit pastor imprisoned in North Korea
Diplomats from Canada this week paid a rare visit to North Korea and were able to see a Canadian pastor serving a life sentence for subversion, a foreign ministry official said.

Pope Seeks Deal As He Chairs Talks Between Colombian President And Rival
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and opposition leader Alvaro Uribe were unable to find common ground on a peace accord with Marxist FARC rebels, even with the mediation of Pope Francis when they met at the Vatican on Friday.

IS Shows No Sign Of Weakening As Mosul Battle Enters Third Month
Islamic State fighters have stepped up counterattacks on Iraqi forces in Mosul amid bad weather as the U.S.-backed offensive to capture their last major city stronghold in Iraq enters its third month.

Latest on Aleppo: Evacuation resumes as Trump promises 'safe zones', Obama says no easy fix
A Syrian government official told Reuters on Saturday the stalled evacuation of the last opposition-held area of Aleppo will resume, alongside some evacuations from four besieged towns and villages.

Thirteen Turkish Soldiers Killed, 48 Wounded In Car Bomb Attack
Thirteen soldiers were killed and 48 more were injured when a car bomb hit a bus transporting off-duty military personnel in the central Turkish city of Kayseri on Saturday, one week after a twin bombing targeted police in Istanbul.

'Everything Is Gone': ISIS Deals Brutal Final Blow To Iraqi Christians
Islamic State militants have dealt one final blow to Iraq's displaced Christian population by burning thousands of homes before surrendering the occupied territories.

Saudi Arabia Resets Calendar To Follow Birth Date Of Jesus Christ
Saudi Arabia has changed its official calendar so that the Islamic kingdom is now being run on a timeline based on the birth of Jesus Christ.

Miss Universe Donates Designer Shoes, Bags And Dresses To Catholic Charity
Pia Wurtzbach won the crown in 2015 â meaning she was the third Phillipino to claim the title.

Muslim Businessman Chooses Huge Christmas Tree To Support Iraq's Devastated Christian Community
Though the war with Islamic State is not yet over, Christians and Muslims in Iraq are looking forward to the day when they can live in peace, side-by-side again.

Female Genital Mutilation Has Victimised Over 8,000 Women in U.K., National Health Service Reveals
These "parties" are bloody and are not pleasant at all to the women joining them. These are the female genital mutilation (FGM) "parties" that a British charity has said are going on across England that have so far victimised at least 8,000 women, the BBC reported.

Is Donald Trump the Messiah or His Forerunner? Some Jewish Leaders Believe So
Is the Messiah here already? Some Jewish religious leaders believe this to be true.