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Three men attack pastor with knife after asking to learn about Jesus
Fears of Islamic extremism in Bangladesh are increasing following a knife attack on a church pastor.
Why the evangelical message doesn't always play well in Israel
While Sukkoth is popular with many Israel-supporting evangelicals, many Jews regarding their support for it as disguised missionary activity.
Huckabee hits out at gay-friendly Doritos
Huckabee's objection to food giant Frito-Lay is targeted at its choice of partner rather than at its colourful Doritos.
ISIS razes 2,000-year-old Arch of Triumph in continuing 'crime against civilisation'
Depraved jihadists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) have reportedly razed the 2000 year-old Arch of Triumph in the captured city Palmyra as it continues its campaign to destroy heritage sites across Syria and Iraq, Syria's head of antiquities and activists, has said.
Conservatives throw first punch in fight with liberals in Rome
Conservative bishops have taken the lead at the Pope's Synod on the Family in Rome, drawing a firm line against any attempts to soften rules that exclude divorced and remarried Catholics from communion and ban all artificial contraception.
California governor signs bill legalising physician-assisted suicide
The move comes despite intense opposition from some religious and disability rights groups.
Oregon shooting: Grief counsellors welcome students back to Roseburg college
President Obama plans to visit Roseburg on Friday to meet privately with families of the victims.
Hurricane Joaquin's fury: South Carolina rains worst in a thousand yearsâgovernor
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said the rains that have been hammered South Carolina over the weekend are the worst.
Tsipras: Greece has to have debt relief if it's to recover
Greece's budget sticks strictly to international bailout targets in a new spirit of cooperation.
Guns killed more Americans than AIDS, war, terrorism, drug overdose combined
In light of the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon that resulted in the death of nine people, President Barack Obama made a challenge to the media Thursday.
Catholic healthcare group defends refusal to provide abortion services to women
Trinity Health Corporations, one of the largest Catholic health systems in the US, is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for its refusal to provide abortion to women at its facilities.
Miracles in mission: Tearfund's Matthew Frost on loving his neighbour and trusting God
It is the kind of miracle the world's poor need today - the ability to multiply a few pennies into hundreds and thousands of pounds. And it is happening right now among some of the world's most deprived communities in countries such as Ethiopia, thanks to the Christian relief and development agency, Tearfund.
World Bank: Poverty really can be over â and there's not far to go
By the end of this year, for the first time in history, less than 10 per cent of the world's population will be living in extreme poverty.
California school massacre foiled as cops arrest 4 students with detailed kill plans
Four students at a California high school were arrested Friday after the police found a detailed mass shooting plan that included the names of the target victims.
Oregon shooting prompts Hillary Clinton to come out for gun control
Hillary Clinton has said she will seek to employ new gun control measures to curb gun violence if she is elected as US President.
Three Indian evangelists arrested for trying to show Jesus film
Complaints by members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a right-wing nationalist organisation, led to their arrest under anti-conversion laws.