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Reading the Bible will help stop war crimes, says Serbian officer
More than 4,000 New Testaments are being given to the Serbian army, according to a senior military figure there.
New Jersey Muslim terror suspects plan to form ISIS army in US, attack White House
A 24-year-old Muslim man in New Jersey admitted that he conspired to provide support to the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) by forming an army to join the group.
Texas school district backs teacher who asked her students to deny God, saying she was just misunderstood
A school district in Texas has found that a teacher who gave students an assignment did not force students to deny the existence of God but concluded that the activity.
Alabama judge who ruled to remove Ten Commandments monument backs Planned Parenthood
A federal judge who ruled to remove the Ten Commandments monument at the Alabama Supreme Court in 2003 has cancelled the move by the state to defund Planned Parenthood.
Cuba: Wave of church demolitions halted by sit-in
A spontaneous sit-in at a church in Cuba scheduled for demolition has forced authorities to halt the bulldozers.
Christians in India unite to challenge growing intolerance
Prominent Christians in India have condemned the increasing intolerance in the country towards non-Hindus and "sinister attempts" to abolish positive discrimination policies that reserved jobs for those in lower castes.
Church marriages for same-sex couples imminent in Norway
Norway's twelve bishops unanimously voted to allow gay couples to marry in church, voting for the creation of a special liturgy for the marriage of same sex couples on Friday.
Same sex marriage motion passed in Northern Ireland for the first time
A motion supporting same-sex marriage has been passed for the first time in Northern Ireland's assembly by 53 votes to 51.
Warning raised: 'Full-blown Muslim invasion' of Germany on the way as politicians bicker
As German politicians continued to bicker on how to deal with the huge refugee influx, American political activist Pamela Geller has issued a new warning that "Islam is coming to take over Germany."
Send in troops to defeat Islamic State says 'vicar of Baghdad' Andrew White
Canon Andrew White told Christian Today: "There is one way to overcome ISIS. It is not bombing from the sky. We need troops on the ground to bring about a change. They are so evil, so terrible. They have done terrible things to the Christian community."
Evidence points to terrorist bomb inside Russian plane that exploded in mid-air, killing all 224 onboard
Four pieces of evidence point to a bomb planted by terrorists, possibly Islamic State (ISIS) militants, as the culprit behind the downing of the Airbus A-321 Russian passenger jetliner over Egypt on Saturday, killing all 224 people onboard, aviation experts said as reported by the Daily Express.
Publisher of atheist books hacked to death in Bangladesh
A publisher of secular books was hacked to death in Bangladesh on Saturday, according to police. In a separate attack hours earlier, two secular writers and a publisher were shot and stabbed at a publishing house in Dhaka.
Osborne heads to Germany in bid to sell EU reform
Chancellor George Osborne will travel to Germany today to call for a strong EU working for the "benefit of all 28 member states", part of the government's push to change the terms of its relationship with the bloc.
Russian airliner broke up mid-air but 'too early' to draw conclusions
A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an official of a Moscow-based aviation agency has said after visiting the disaster site, but stressed it was too early to draw conclusions from this.
ISIS takes Syrian town as fighting intensifies
Islamic State fighters drove Syrian government forces from a western town on Sunday, a monitoring group reported, as fighting escalated despite a flurry of diplomatic activity and talks between regional rivals.
Turkey re-instates ruling Islamist party
Turkey's Islamist-rooted AK Party swept to an unexpected victory in elections on Sunday, returning the country to single-party rule in an outcome that will boost the power of President Tayyip Erdogan but may sharpen deep social divisions.