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Mother of Palestinian toddler killed in arson attack dies of wounds
The mother of a Palestinian toddler killed in a July arson attack on a West Bank home died on Monday of burns, the third victim after her husband died last month.
Austria plans to end measures allowing migrants from Hungary and move 'towards normality'
Austria said on Sunday it planned to end emergency measures that have allowed thousands of refugees stranded in Hungary into Austria and Germany since Saturday and move step by step "towards normality".
Professor gets fired for mentioning God in letter to students, lending Christian book
An astronomy professor from Pennsylvania is claiming that he was fired from the community college where he was teaching after he lent a Christian book and mentioned God in a letter to his students.
Christians in Syria commanded by ISIS to stifle their faith if they don't want to die
Islamic State militants have set commandments in a "safety contract" with Christians living in the captured Syrian town of Qaryatian, which should be followed if these faithful do not want to die in the hands of the extremists.
'Save Christianity': Church leader begs young people not to join Syria exodus
A Church leader is appealing to young Christians to stay in the strife-torn country to prevent Christianity from disappearing in Syria.
President Obama depicts doomsday scenes if world doesn't act to fight climate change
United States President Barack Obama painted a bleak picture of the Earth and enumerated what sounded like post-apocalyptic scenes to illustrate what will happen if world leaders will not act against climate change.
Hundreds of Christian leaders join hands to urge US Congress to junk Iran nuke deal
Emulating the examples of Moses and the prophet Esther who fought for what is right before their powerful leaders, about 650 Christian pastors and leaders have joined hands to call on members of Congress to junk Iranian nuclear deal.
No end in sight to slaughter of Christians by Boko Haram despite Nigeria crackdown
Over 1,000 individuals, both Christians and Muslims, have been slain by the terrorist group during the first 100 days of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.
Apocalyptic sign? 60,000 antelopes in Kazakhstan mysteriously die in 4 days
Some 60,000 critically endangered antelopes called saigas have died in Kazakhstan in a span of four days, and the cause of the mass dying remains a mystery to scientists.
Guam approves chemical castration of convicted sex offenders prior to parole
The Guam legislature passed a bill that will chemically castrate convicted sex offenders.
Kentucky judge who jailed county clerk once ordered students to watch gay video
The Kentucky judge who cited Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis in contempt and jailed her previously issued a ruling that ordered students to be re-educated in homosexuality despite their objections.
More than 30 North Carolina magistrates refuse to officiate marriagesâbut it's legal
More than 30 magistrates in North Carolina have opted out of performing all marriages since a law giving them the option went into effect last June.
'I have weighed the cost': Kim Davis says no one can force her to issue gay marriage licence even if she stays locked up in jail
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis of Kentucky has been jailed in contempt for refusing to issue marriage license to same-sex couples and during these troubled times, she says, God is the one giving her strength.
Austria, Germany open borders to refugees offloaded by Hungary
Austria and Germany threw open their borders on Saturday to thousands of exhausted refugees.
Kim Davis' jailing seen as another sign that religious liberty in US is in grave danger
Christian leaders and opinion-makers are sounding the alarm once again that religious liberty in America is in grave danger following the jailing of county clerk Kim Davis of Rowan, Kentucky, for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Harvard University college allows students to pick their own gender identity, pronoun
Harvard University's arts and sciences college has allowed students to register for the new academic year to choose their gende identity and identity pronoun.