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Israel-Palestine: it's not a religious conflict, says Amos Trust
Yesterday's attack on a Jerusalem synagogue by knife-wielding terrorists should not be seen as religiously-motivated violence, says Amos Trust
Is there life on Mars? Not if you're a US evangelical
Evangelical Protestants are more likely to be sceptical about space exploration.
School textbooks are culture wars battleground in Texas
Critics say books are too Christian for Board of Education to approve.
Brittany Maynard's mother 'wounded' by Vatican criticism
Spokesman was wrong to condemn daughter's assisted suicide, says Debbie Ziegler.
Christian takes the helm in Jakarta despite Muslim hardliner protests
Symbolic victory for Indonesia's battle against religious intolerance.
UN pressure mounts on North Korea over 'crimes against humanity'
A panel has called for its referral to the International Criminal Court.
Hong Kong protests escalate as government building invaded
Tensions rise again after relative calm.
Dr Martin Salia died of Ebola because it was too advanced, says hospital
Deceased surgeon waited too long for Ebola treatment, doctors reveal
Manny Pacquiao says he 'feels pity' for Floyd Mayweather because he has 'forgotten his spiritual nourishments'
The war of words outside the ring continues between boxing rivals Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.
Controversial Jesus statue turned away by St Martin-in-the-Fields finds new home
A statue depicting Jesus on a park bench is set to find a home outside the prestigious Methodist Central Hall Westminster.
Timeline: How tension in Jerusalem led to synagogue attack
Over the past several weeks, tension and violence have risen steadily in Jerusalem, culminating in Tuesday's attack on a synagogue.
Indonesia: Female police applicants forced to undergo 'virginity tests'
The practice of testing the virginity of female applicants for the police force in Indonesia has been branded discriminatory and humiliating by Human Rights Watch.
Kenya: Youths kill two Christian men after police raid mosques
A group of youths with machetes and knives killed three people on Kenya's coast after police raided two mosques that officials said were used to recruit Islamist militants, police said on Tuesday.
Palestinians kill three US citizens and one British in Synagogue attack
Two Palestinians armed with a meat cleaver and a gun killed four worshipers in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday before being shot dead by police.
Indonesia: Pilgrims flock to have sex at Islamic holy site
An ancient ritual dating back to the 16th century, thousands travel to the 'Sex Mountain' in Central Java, where they hope to receive good luck.
Surgeon who caught Ebola while serving God in Sierra Leone loses fight with the virus
A surgeon who travelled to Sierra Leone because he felt called by God to serve the sick in the latest Ebola outbreak has lost his fight against the virus.