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Modern day Noah's Ark costing $91.5 million to open in July 2016
The public will have "40 days and 40 nights" in July to visit a modern-day Noah's Ark of Biblical proportion in Kentucky.

Friday 13th - unlucky for some? A Christian approach to superstition
Should we care about Friday the 13th? Should we worry? Or is it a chance to do something positive...?

CofE makes more cash than McDonalds and three times as much as Starbucks
The Church of England has an annual income of £1.41 billion, more than half of which was from donations by parishioners, according to a new report.

Christian woman attacks Katy Perry's dad, calling singer Satanic
Katy Perry's father was attacked by a woman who accused him of raising a "satanic woman" who was leading millions on the highway to hell.

Ding Dong Jihadi John is dead! Why I won't be celebrating...
Mohammed Emwazi, as he was actually called, was part of a network which is systematically killing, maiming and kidnapping our sisters and brothers in the Middle East

Pastors in India beaten and jailed simply for praying in their own homes
Evangelicals in India are calling on Christian leaders in the UK to pressure the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit this week to intervene to help persecuted Christians in India.

Iran treachery? Tehran stops dismantling uranium centrifuges, posing threat to U.S. nuclear deal
The Islamic Republic has reportedly stopped dismantling nuclear centrifuges in two uranium enrichment plants due to pressures from the hardliners who complained that the move was too fast, state media reported, according to Reuters.

Probers uncover intel about '2-hour timer' bomb placed at doomed Russian airliner's fuel lines
Probers sifting through the remains of a Russian Metrojet that crashed in Sinai last week and killed 224 passengers have reportedly uncovered intelligence about a "two-hour timer" and are linking it with their working theory that the ISIS planted a bomb on the plane's fuel lines before it embarked the popular Sharm el-Sheik resort area for St. Petersburg.

Assad forces backed by Russian airstrikes break ISIS siege of key Syrian air base
The Syrian government has scored a majority victory for breaking a siege imposed by the Islamic State (ISIS) militants on a key military air base in Aleppo, according to the Daily Mail.

'Jihadi John' â the face of ISIS â killed in U.S. drone strike, 'evaporating in flawless clean hit'
The world's most wanted man, the Islamic State (ISIS) executioner known as "Jihadi John," was killed in a U.S. drone strike on Thursday night as he left a building in Raqqa, Syria, "evaporating" in a "flawless clean hit" while about to board a vehicle, U.S. officials announced.

Day of mourning in Lebanon after 'despicable' bomb blasts kill 43
Lebanon observed a national day of mourning on Friday after two suicide bombs the day before killed 43 people in southern Beirut, in an act the United Nations condemned overnight as "despicable".

Myanmar: World leaders celebrate Aung San Suu Kyi's victory
The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi has won a majority in Myanmar's parliament, the election commission said on Friday, giving it enough seats to elect its chosen candidate to the presidency when the new legislature convenes next year.

US airstrikes likely killed 'Jihadi John'
The United States on Thursday carried out an air strike in Syria targeting the Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John," who participated in gruesome videos showing the killings of American and British hostages, officials said.

Swastika-stamped pills resembling Ecstasy sweeping Iceland, putting people in state of delirium
A new pill emblazoned with a 'Swastika' and laced with LSD that puts people in a state of aggressive delirium and causes one to foam at the mouth is spreading rapidly across Iceland, worrying parents and prompting authorities to call for vigilance particularly among young people.

Russia building weapons that can penetrate any missile defences, bares Putin
If the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), led by the United States of America, is trying to build a formidable missile defense program, Russia is out to develop weapons that can penetrate it.

Bishop criticises UK government over climate change ahead of major Paris talks
The Bishop of Salisbury says "uncertainty about the Government's domestic commitment to renewable energy [is] puzzling".