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Christian evangelist found dead after debating Muslims in Uganda
A pastor and evangelist was found dead after taking part in a debate between Christians and Muslims in eastern Uganda last month.
Christian MPs lead rebellion against Government on Sunday trading
Christian Conservative MPs are leading a possible rebellion against government plans to liberalise Sunday Trading.
ISIS video purports to show Christian man being beheaded in Libya
ISIS have released another video showing the beheading of a Christian man who identified as being a citizen of South Sudan.
Just like in the movies, NASA working on spacecraft for asteroid defence
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is nevertheless looking for real-life ways to save the world from asteroids, and the first idea to do this: creating a spacecraft to ram straight into an approaching asteroid.
Indonesia: 10 churches to be shut, yielding to hardline Muslim demands
Authorities in Aceh, Indonesia have shut down several churches days after churches were burned down by a mob of extremist Muslims.
Westboro Baptist Church to picket 'hypocrite' Kim Davis over remarriage
Westboro Baptist Church, a fundamentalist Christian group which aggressively protests homosexuality, has announced its latest target: Kim Davis.
Conservative evangelicals celebrate election of 'living out' leaders to CofE synod
All three Living Out leaders admit to same-sex attraction but live out a lifestyle in which they consciously "help Christian brothers and sisters who experience same-sex attraction stay faithful to biblical teaching."
Christians criticise South African Church for allowing gay marriages, ordination of openly homosexual ministers
The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in South Africa is drawing sharp criticisms from Christians and Roman Catholics for its recent decision to recognize gay marriages, and to allow the ordination of openly homosexual ministers without requiring them to be celibate.
Jill and Derick Dillard offer refunds after their mission work is criticised
Jill and Derick Dillard, of Duggar family fame, are offering refunds to fans who have donated to fund their missionary work in Central America.
UK to block passports of under-18s at risk of embracing terrorism
The Government has today launched its new counter-terror strategy in an attempt to "confront and defeat" all forms of extremism, the Prime Minister's office announced.
Pope Francis proclaims new saints, calls for humble Church leadership
Pope Francis, proclaiming four new Catholic saints who lived simple and generous lives, told priests and bishops on Sunday that service, and not careerism, was the way to exercise authority in the Church.
Hole as big as '50 Earths' forms in sun's outer layer, triggering ultrafast solar wind that's causing brighter auroras
The gap in the sun's magnetic field has triggered an ultrafast solar wind or what is known to be a "geomagnetic storm," which in turn has been causing much longer and brighter auroras over the northernmost reaches of the Earth.
Asylum seeker's rape claims overshadow Australia's bid for UN rights body
Australia's hardline immigration policies overshadowed the launch of its bid to join the UN Human Rights Council on Monday
UK to block teenagers' passports to stop them joining militants
British parents worried that their 16 and 17-year-old children might travel to Syria or Iraq under the influence of militants will be able to apply to have their passports removed, Prime Minister David Cameron will say on Monday.
'Totally unprecedented': British nurse suffers from Ebola relapse
Nurse Pauline Cafferkey is currently under high level isolation at the London Royal Free hospital where she is being "treated for Ebola." Her condition has reportedly been deteriorating.
California's new winged killers: 2 species of disease-carrying mosquitoes pose threats
These aggressive mosquitoes are called the Asian Tiger and the Yellow Fever Mosquito, or scientifically known as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, respectively. They are characterized by black-and-white stripes, and their tendency to bite people in the middle of the day.