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Former Hillsong pastor pleads guilty to assaulting wife
Former Hillsong pastor Pasquale Mesiti has pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife on New Years Eve, more than a decade after being asked to step down from ministry at the megachurch following revelations of adultery.
Christian student expelled from university for quoting Bible on homosexuality
A married Christian student with four children has been expelled from his university because he wrote a post on Facebook opposing gay marriage.
Saudi Arabia: Atheist tweeter sentenced to 2,000 lashes for 'denying the existence of God'
An atheist has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and 2,000 lashes in Saudi Arabia for posting about his beliefs on Twitter.
Canadian government panel criticised for recommending euthanasia even for kids
Alex Schadenberg, the executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, told LifeSiteNews that the committee generally made "very bad" recommendations on how to implement the Canadian Supreme Court's decision last year to strike down the prohibition against assisted suicide and euthanasia in the nation.
ISIS could use drones to bomb major sports events in Europe, U.S., intel experts warn
Intelligence experts are warning that drone attacks could be used by terror groups like the Islamic State (ISIS and Al-Qaeda to target major sporting events in Europe and the U.S.
Indian villages prohibit girls and single women from owning mobile phones
In some villages in India, owning a cell phone is prohibited - at least for girls and single women.
Pope Francis praises Italy's leading abortion rights proponent, draws flak from church traditionalists, pro-life advocates
Pope Francis has recently surprised church traditionalists and pro-life advocates after he praised a top abortion promoter and even dubbed her as one of nation's "forgotten greats.''
U.S. test-fires ICBMs over Pacific in show of nuclear might to potential aggressors
In a dramatic show of force, the United States launched a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile from an underground bunker in California on Thursday, with the huge rocket streaking into the sky and hitting its test target in Hawaii waters 2,500 miles away, Newsmax reported.
ISIS rains down chemical rockets on city in Iraq recaptured by Kurds, launches Syria attacks despite truce deal
The Islamic State (ISIS) launched a chemical weapons attack against Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Northern Iraq on Thursday, sickening over 100 people, CBN News reported.
Putin wants Clinton, not Trump, as next U.S. president, top expert says: 'Russians fear real strength'
Although Vladimir Putin once hailed Donald Trump as a "very talented" man and "the absolute leader of the presidential race," the Russian leader actually wanted the U.S. Republican presidential front-runner to lose the 2016 White House race.
Two former Mexican presidents compare Trump to Hitler
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's political rhetoric is "racist," and evocative of Adolf Hitler, former Mexican President Felipe Calderon told reporters at an event in Mexico City on Saturday.
Rouhani cheers win in Iranian election
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won an emphatic vote of confidence and reformist partners secured surprise gains in parliament in early results from elections that could accelerate the Islamic Republic's emergence from years of isolation.
Four people stabbed at Ku Klux Klan rally
Four people were stabbed, and one of them critically wounded on Saturday in a scuffle between members of the Ku Klux Klan and counter-protesters near a planned KKK rally in Anaheim, California, police said.
Afghanistan: Taliban suicide bomber kills 15 in Kabul
A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near the Afghan defense ministry in Kabul on Saturday, causing heavy casualties just hours after an attack in the eastern province of Kunar killed 13 people and put prospects for new peace talks in doubt.
Doctors slam Obama for opening U.S. borders to more sexually transmitted diseases: 'Why would they do this?'
The United States government, through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently decided to lift the ban on immigrants with three types of sexually transmitted diseases from entering the country. This decision has left the American medical community thinking: what could the administration possibly be thinking?
Wearing hijab can be a form of 'passive terrorism,' U.S. military policy paper says
For Muslim women, the hijab may only be an innocent veil they use to cover their heads and chests in compliance with Islamic teachings. For the United States military, however, this Muslim attire can be considered a form of "passive terrorism."