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New Michigan law allows faith-based adoption agencies to refuse service to gays and lesbians
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday signed into law three bills that will allow faith-based adoption agencies which get state funds to refuse service to gays and lesbians based on their religious beliefs.
Aid-dependent Nepal says needs $6.6 billion for post-quake rebuilding
Earthquake-battered Nepal will ask international donors to support a reconstruction plans that is expected to cost $6.6 billion over five years, the government said on Saturday.
WHO calls emergency meeting on 'large, complex' South Korea MERS outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it would hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to consider South Korea's outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which it described as "large and complex".
Crackdowns on human rights in Central Asia breed extremism says Ban Ki-moon
Continued crackdowns on human rights in Central Asia could backfire by encouraging extremist ideologies, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday, winding up a visit to the volatile former Soviet region.
Egypt opens border crossing with Gaza - a sign of easing tension?
Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Saturday to allow Palestinians to travel in and out of the Gaza Strip for the first time in three months.
Bristol Palin slams Miley Cyrus for mocking Christian conservatives, calls her 'fake'
Bristol Palin, the daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin cannot help but shake her head after reading about pop star Miley Cyrus' tirade against Christian conservatives for believing in "fairy tales" found in the Bible.
Chinese Christians put back toppled crosses on their churches in show of defiance
Christians in officially-atheist China brave the wrath of authorities as they put back crosses knocked down by the latter atop their churches in Zheijang province, home to "China's Jerusalem."
Huge shift: Majority of Americans now support same-sex unions, survey shows
Majority of American now support same-sex marriage, a huge shift from the trend just five years ago, the Pew Research Center has found in a recent survey.
Christian prisoner talks Iranian Muslim interrogator into embracing Christianity
A house church leader arrested in Iran for her faith has become an instrument of conversion after her Iranian interrogator shifted to Christianity.
ISIS hand seen in attacks against Christians in Palestinian Territories and Israel
Palestinian Christians have become alarmed over the alleged growing number of "radicalized" Muslim in the Palestinian Territories and Israel, which they think are linked to the Islamic State's extremist campaign in the Middle East and North Africa.
Antioch patriarchs tell Christians: Don't leave, you belong in Mideast
Antioch's five Christian patriarchs on Monday reaffirmed that Christians have a place in the Middle East as they called for peace in the Syrian civil war.
Keeping faith: 9 Christians trapped inside ancient monastery in ISIS-occupied Iraq
A group of monks and students have entrusted their lives to God as they keep refuge in an ancient monastery guarded by the Kurdish military in northern Iraq amid the threat of the Islamic State, according to a report on Tuesday.
Stigmatised: The Ebola heroes no one will hire
Some estimates say that as many as 70 per cent of former Ebola response workers cannot find work.
Christians talking about Caitlyn Jenner: How not to do it
"I have no love for this Bruce freak," said Rev Stephen Anderson. "I hope he dies today."
Assisted suicide in Tennessee could be legalised
The Tennessee legislature is discussing whether to legalize assisted suicide, an action prompted by an activist who said ending one's life is the "ultimate civil right."
ISIS selling ancient Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts online
Having looted and pillaged ancient heritage sites across Iraq and Syria, Islamic State is now believed to be selling stolen artefacts on social media sites.