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Archbishop of Canterbury uses new year message to speak up for refugees
The Archbishop of Canterbury today speaks up for refugees, calling on Britain to welcome them today as this country has done in the past.
New York cop named Christian honoured for saving life of man about to kill self by giving him a hug
A 27-year-old New York police officer named Christian Campoverde has earned all the virtues associated with his first name. Five days before Christmas, Christian saved the life of a fellow man. And he did it simply by giving a hug.
Bill Cosby charged with aggravated indecent assault
Bill Cosby has been charged with aggravated indecent assault charges for an incident in 2004 when he plied a woman with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting her.
Bill Cosby charged with aggravated indecent assault
Bill Cosby was charged yesterday with aggravated indecent assault for an incident in 2004 when he plied a woman with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting her.
Pope accepts resignation of Australian bishop accused of cover-up over child sex abuse
The Pope has accepted the resignation of a bishop accused of covering up for the Catholic Church during the Australian Royal Commission on child sex abuse.
Angela Merkel: Influx of refugees in Germany offer an 'opportunity'
German society and the economy stand to benefit from the influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, repeating her optimistic mantra "we can do this".
Two sentenced to death over Bangladeshi blogger killing
A fast-track court in Bangladesh sentenced two former students to death on Thursday for the 2013 murder of an online critic of religious militancy, lawyers said.
Leaked UN draft document asks the question - who is a terrorist in Syria?
A UN plan to suspend Syria's nearly five-year-old civil war calls for listing which militant groups may be fought despite an eventual ceasefire, one of the toughest issues vexing diplomats trying to end the conflict.
Belgium cancels New Year celebration amid security threat
Authorities in the Belgian capital Brussels on Wednesday called off the city's traditional New Year's Eve fireworks display, citing fears of a militant attack.
Suspending hoverboard priest 'too harsh' for 'Year of Mercy'
Social media is divided over whether the Philippine diocese of San Pablo overreacted in disciplining the hoverboard priest
Christian bakers pay $137,000 fine in Oregon discrimination suit after state wipes out their savings
A Christian couple in Oregon handed over a check amounting to nearly $137,000 in damages in a discrimination suit filed by a lesbian couple after the state garnished their bank account and took their savings including money for church tithe.
Muslim netizens respond to ISIS chief's call to arms: 'Sorry, we're too busy watching TV shows, movies to join you'
Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi recently called on Muslims around the world to "join the fight" in Iraq and Syria against "crusaders" from Russia and the West.
President of Burundi threatens to fight AU intervention
Burundi's president, Pierre Nkurunziza, has declared that any African Union (AU) peacekeepers deployed to his country will be met with a fight from Burundian forces.
Asia Bibi, under sentence of death for blasphemy in Pakistan, forgives her persecutors
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who has spent her seventh Christmas behind bars under death sentence in Pakistan for blasphemy, has forgiven her persecutors.
Clinton joins calls for attacks on Middle East minorities to be called 'genocide'
Presidential candidate says Islamic State is destroying not only the lives, but wiping out the existence of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East.
Police officer pleads not guilty to murdering black teenager last year
The Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager last year pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short a vacation to return to the city to deal with the fallout from two more fatal police shootings over the weekend.