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Snake-eating church is destroyed by angry mob
The case has spurred the South African Council of Churches to call for an investigation by the country's Human Rights Commission.
Ted Cruz, strong anti-Planned Parenthood advocate, is GOP debate's biggest winner
A strong advocate of a move to defund pro-abortion organization Planned Parenthood in the Senate is considered as the biggest winner of the first Republican presidential debate that was aired over Fox News last week.
'The Terminator' for real? Superintelligent machines could cause apocalypseâexperts
At the Future of Humanity Institute (FHI), a research department at Oxford University, 18 full-time staffers are using science and mathematics to prepare for the apocalypse.
Zimbabwe lifts hunting ban imposed after Cecil killing
Cecil's death sparked intense social media reaction against US dentist Walter Palmer.
Turkey: Nine dead in terror attacks on security forces
Turkey has been in a heightened state of alert since starting its "synchronized war on terror".
Book of Revelation's 'great earthquake'? 90,000 dead in an instant if Yellowstone supervolcano in US erupts, scientists warn
Geologists and earth scientists are keeping a close watch on a supervolcano at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and Montanaâright at the heart of the United States' northwestâwhich can kill some 90,000 people in an instant if it erupts.
Ferguson declares state of emergency as demonstrations turn violent
Police carrying riot shields rushed into a crowd of protesters around midnight.
President Obama the Antichrist? Not really, but he's 'paving the way,' evangelists say
Is President Obama the Antichrist? Not exactly, according to Christian evangelists, but they believe the American leader is "paving the way" for the Antichrist.
ISIS plotting mass casualty attacks? US officials see competition with al-Qaeda
The Islamic State (ISIS) may be plotting to hold mass casualty attacks, according to intelligence community.
Bubonic plague cases in Colorado: Another sign heralding the 2nd Coming of Christ?
The bubonic plagueâalso called Black Death and considered the "greatest catastrophe ever' having killed millions of people at one point in medieval historyâhas reappeared in the United States, claiming a second victim last week in Colorado.
Chinese cross removal campaign is 'trampling on Christianity' says Archbishop
The head of the Anglican church in Hong Kong has spoken out against the campaign to remove crosses from churches in the Chinese province of Zhejiang.
Christian Service Brigade offers alternative after Boy Scouts opens doors to gay leaders
A 77-year-old Christian ministry is offering an alternative to scouting after the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) decided to allow openly gay adult leaders and employees into the organization.
Man, 90, says God gave him strength to save wheelchair-bound wife, 89, from fire
A 90-year-old man rescued her 89-year-old wife from a fire at their home in North Carolina and thanked God for giving him strength when he ran to a neighbor for help.
Homes built for the families of Coptic Christians martyred by ISIS
A leading US charity is building homes for the families of the 20 young Coptic Christians martyred by Islamic State earlier this year.
70 years after Nagasaki, Pope Francis calls for ban on nuclear weapons
"With war one always loses," the Pope said. "The only way to win a war is never to wage it."
Songs of Praise in Calais: Migrant priest fears for his family if his face is shown
The Eritrean priest at the centre of the BBC Songs of Praise episode has said that he does not want his face shown.