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Madaya: Second aid convoy leaves Damascus for besieged Syrian town
A convoy of dozens of aid trucks departed from Damascus on Thursday on their way to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, the second delivery there this week, a humanitarian official and a Reuters witness said.
Jakarta attacks: Suicide bombers and gunmen kill at least six in Indonesian capital
Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, police said, in an attack on a country that Islamic State had threatened to put in its "spotlight".
Untreatable mosquito-borne disease that can cause deformities in babies reaches Texas
An untreatable mosquito-borne disease that has caused mental deformities to several babies in Brazil has already reached the United States, particularly Texas, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Monday.
U.S. Supreme Court declares Florida's death penalty law unconstitutional for allowing judge, not jury, to make decision
Florida's death penalty laws has been ruled as unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court after it found that it requires a judge and not a jury to make findings that are needed to impose the capital punishment.
Government urged to ensure UK aid does not facilitate Christian persecution
UK aid must not facilitate the persecution of Christians, a religious freedom charity said at the launch of an annual league table of the worst countries to be a Christian.
German women facing rape threats from Muslim migrants get help from neo-Nazi group amid government inaction
Fearful and defenceless German women, many of whom were attacked and raped by gangs of Muslim men on New Year's Eve, have found an ally in a far right youth organisation with neo-Nazi links.
Former ISIS child soldiers reveal horror inside jihadist camp: 'We were ordered to kill our own parents'
Former Islamic State (ISIS) child soldiers who managed to escape have come out to reveal their harrowing life inside ISIS camps, the Daily Mail reported.
ISIS gives its fighters who fled Ramadi a 'warm' welcome â burning them to death
Islamic State (ISIS) fighters who abandoned the Iraqi city of Ramadi in the face of a withering assault by Iraqi government forces thought they had found safety when they fled to the ISIS bastion of Mosul.
As Obama praises Iran nuke deal, Iranian forces seize 10 U.S. sailors, 2 patrol boats
U.S. President Barack Obama praised his own administration for clinching a nuclear deal with Iran in his final State of the Union speech on Tuesday, pointing out that the deal prevented Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Why the Pope's endorsement of prayer is both empowering and challenging
Pope Francis said that it is the prayer of the saints that carries the church, not the decisions of popes, bishops or priests.
Anglican Primates should 'kick back and have fun' because they'll never agree on homosexuality, expert says
Anglican Archbishops meeting in Canterbury should "kick back, have fun, call it a family party and go back and do their stuff" because they are never going to agree on gays, according to a leading academic specialising in the Anglican Communion.
Sabbath: Why keeping a day of rest is an act of revolution
At the heart of the identity of God's people is the assertion that the purpose of life is not just to survive.
Refugee mothers beg British women not to travel to Syria
Three mothers who are refugees from Syria have warned British women thinking of travelling to their country of the dangers of living in the war-torn nation.
Major US Church blacklists five Israeli banks over human rights concerns
The pension board of the United Methodist Church is boycotting investment in five Israeli banks due to human rights infringements, it announced on Tuesday.
Italian dioceses respond to Pope's plea by hosting thousands of migrants
Italian dioceses are hosting an ever increasing number of migrants new figures have shown.
Pastors are leaving ministry early, here's why...
Seminary programmes fail to prepare ministers for dealing with people that they are called to lead and serve, focussing too much on doctrine and theology, according to a new Lifeway Research survey.