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Gunman kills one, injures three in Austin, Texas shooting
"Active shooter incident downtown, multiple victims. Stay away from downtown," Austin police said in a message on Twitter.

ISIS using new undetectable car bomb: 'unique, strange and terrible' weapon kills 292 in Baghdad
The Islamic State (ISIS) has introduced a new weapon that has been described as "unique, strange, and terrible."

Bible prophecy being fulfilled: Dead Sea coming back to life; fish seen swimming on the shores
In a fulfilment of a Bible prophecy, what is dead is coming back to life!

Christian-Jewish cooperation pushed to counter renewed anti-Semitism: 'Evil cannot be overlooked'
Anti-Semitism is back, something that should compel Christians and Jews to work together because the problem affects them all.

Turkey's President Erdogan claims West failed to show solidarity over coup attempt
Erdogan also rejected Western criticism of purges under way in Turkey's military and other state institutions.

'Soul' leaving a body in China hospital captured on video?
A surveillance camera captured what appeared to be soul leaving a woman's body in a hospital in China.

Russian humanitarian operation in Syria may be 'ruse', US says
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and its Russian allies declared a joint humanitarian operation for the besieged area on Thursday.
North Korea bans imports with markings resembling a cross
North Korea is confiscating products from China that enter its border that have markings resembling a cross.

U.S. President Barack Obama's Muslim half brother Malik says he's voting for Donald Trump
U.S. President Barack Obama's half brother Malik Obama, who is a Muslim Kenyan with U.S. citizenship, surprisingly favours Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and plans to vote for him in the upcoming election.

Europe and U.S. face bigger terror attacks as ISIS loses ground in Mideast, FBI and CIA chiefs both warn
The heads of both the FBI and the CIA are saying the same thing: Europe and America should brace for bigger and wider terrorist attacks as the Islamic State (ISIS) continues to lose ground in Syria and Iraq.

Religious accommodations available at Rio Olympics: 5 major faiths to have their own space for worship
An estimated 17,000 athletes and officials will gather for the 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil from August 5 to 21 coming from different countries and faiths.

Atheists sue Missouri city over Baptist Convention, charging that grant of funds violates First Amendment
A group of atheists filed a lawsuit against Kansas City in Missouri seeking to stop it from providing funds for the Baptist Convention that will be held in September.

Egyptian President praises Christians for 'wisdom and patriotism'
The President of Egypt has praised Christians in that country for demonstrating "wisdom and a spirit of patriotism" in response to the sufferings and provocation inflicted on them in recent years.

Archbishop of Canterbury is making plans for another primates meeting
The Archbishop of Canterbury is to call another meeting of the worldwide Archbishops of the Anglican Communion in a further attempt to heal divisions over sexuality.

Top journalist announces he is converting to Christianity
A leading journalist has announced on Twitter that he is becoming a Christian.

Persecution of Christians stepped up in China with increased raids on house churches
Charities are receiving reports of growing numbers of raids in the northwestern Xinjiang province in particular, where house churches have been targeted and numerous Christians detained.