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Christianity facing threat of being rendered illegal under Nepal's new constitution
Christians may soon be prohibited to participate in Church services and other religious activities in Nepal after the predominantly Hindu nation adopted a new constitution on Monday.
Top US scientists and engineers support President Obama's nuke deal with Iran
Twenty-nine US scientists, including Nobel Prize winners and nuclear experts, have expressed their support on Saturday to the historic nuclear deal struck by world powers led by the US with Iran.
ISIS 'cannot be reconciled with Islam' says Turkey's religious authority
The actions of Islamic State can never be reconciled with Islam, according to a report from the Turkish government.
Politicians using 'rancorous, prejudicial and callous' language about migrants, says rights campaigner
The director of Human Rights Watch's refugee programme has launched a stinging attack on politicians for their language about migrants.
Ebola survivor Kent Brantly: 'My faith is part of who I am'
Dr Kent Brantly has written a book about his experiences, Called for Life.
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.