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Hacking group \'Anonymous\' releases names of KKK members
Hacking group 'Anonymous' releases names of KKK members

The names of about 1,000 alleged members of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) have been published online by the hacking group Anonymous.

War-time Pope secretly plotted to kill Hitler
War-time Pope secretly plotted to kill Hitler

Mark Riebling in Church of Spies says Pope Pius XII ran a secret war against the Nazi regime and did not speak out against the crimes against Jews and others because he feared this would hamper his efforts to undermine national socialism.

The War on Drugs isn\'t working, says Christian Aid
The War on Drugs isn't working, says Christian Aid

The war on drugs is simply not working, according to a new report by Christian Aid.

Religious freedom \'brutally under siege\' - Congressman Chris Smith
Religious freedom 'brutally under siege' - Congressman Chris Smith

Religious freedom is "constantly and brutally under siege" around the world, and the US must act decisively to end it, a top Congressman has said.

Boko Haram: Five terrorist camps liberated by Nigerian army
Boko Haram: Five terrorist camps liberated by Nigerian army

Five terrorist camps under Boko Haram control in Borno State have been destroyed by Nigerian troops, according to the Nigerian Army.

Churches, by all means criticise the Government, but let\'s do our own thing too
Churches, by all means criticise the Government, but let's do our own thing too

The Church mustn't stop at criticism - we must provide an alternative vision, backed up by action.

Uncovering buried treasure: Previously unseen work from major Christian writer to be published
Uncovering buried treasure: Previously unseen work from major Christian writer to be published

2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Henri Nouwen – widely regarded as one of the most profound and influential spiritual writers of the 20th Century.

The EU will welcome 3 million refugees by 2017, according to European commission
The EU will welcome 3 million refugees by 2017, according to European commission

The European Commission expects some 3 million asylum seekers to arrive in the European Union by 2017, who would boost the EU's economic output and even improve public finances in the longer-term if integrated into the workforce.

Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in the West Bank
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in the West Bank

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Thursday after he ignored calls to halt and attempted to attack one of the soldiers at a crowded bus stop, the military said.

Cameron and Obama: It is likely a bomb caused Russian plane crash
Cameron and Obama: It is likely a bomb caused Russian plane crash

Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday it was increasingly likely a bomb brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt with the loss of 224 lives, and U.S. President Barack Obama said Washington was taking that possibility "very seriously".

U.K. deals blow to U.S.-led fight against ISIS as Cameron drops plan to join Syria airstrikes
U.K. deals blow to U.S.-led fight against ISIS as Cameron drops plan to join Syria airstrikes

Dealing what could prove to be a significant blow to the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Iraq and Syria, British Prime Minister David Cameron has reportedly dropped plans for a parliamentary vote on extending British airstrikes to ISIS positions in Syria.

Teenage Muslims in Lahore gather to support persecuted Christians
Teenage Muslims in Lahore gather to support persecuted Christians

Young Muslims have been protesting in Lahore in support of religious minorities in Pakistan.

Australian pastor jailed for 10 years for raping a 13-year-old
Australian pastor jailed for 10 years for raping a 13-year-old

A pastor has been jailed for 10 and a half years for drugging, blindfolding and raping a 13-year-old girl.

WWE diva converts to Christianity, confesses to a life of sin
WWE diva converts to Christianity, confesses to a life of sin

Stunning wrestling diva Taryn Terrell has shared a dramatic knock-down testimony of conversion from life in the ring to life with Christ.

Miracle: Baby pulled alive from wreckage of another crashed Russian plane, killing 41 people
Miracle: Baby pulled alive from wreckage of another crashed Russian plane, killing 41 people

Four days after the Russian air disaster in Egypt that killed 224 people, a Russian-made aircraft—this time a cargo plane—crashed in South Sudan on Wednesday, killing up to 41 people.

Russian passenger jet likely destroyed by plastic explosive placed by airport \'insider\' — intel sources
Russian passenger jet likely destroyed by plastic explosive placed by airport 'insider' — intel sources

An Egyptian airport "insider"—possibly an airport security officer or a baggage handler or a food caterer—could have placed a bomb, possibly a plastic explosive to avoid detection, inside the Russian jetliner that crashed over the Sinai peninsula in Egypt on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board.