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Test firing of new long-range Iran ballistic missile: Did it violate UN resolution?
Iran recently announced the successful test fire of its precision-guided ballistic missiles, which it said could be controlled until the moment of impact.

'Outrageous injustice': Washington Post denounces Iran conviction of its reporter
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has reportedly been convicted in an Iranian court, but the paper blasted Iran's proceeding as "outrageous injustice.''

Catholic hospital denies lifesaving surgery to pregnant woman on 'religious grounds'
A woman has been denied a potentially life-saving medical procedure on religious grounds by her Catholic hospital, weeks before she gives birth.

Australia's secret shame and why a flute might be able to fix it
Krish Kandiah hears Scott Darlow's vision for a better future.

Pakistan: Why are we sending £400 million to a country that kills Christians?
So why are we paying so much to prop up a system which is fundamentally rotten?

Work begins on church to honour Coptic Christians martyred by ISIS
A church dedicated to the lives of the 21 Coptic Christians martyred by Islamic State earlier this year is being built in Egypt.

11 year church vigil branded as trespassing
An 11 year long, 24 hour-a-day vigil inside a closed Roman Catholic Church in Massachusetts has been ruled to be trespassing.

'Virgin Barbie' and 'Crucifixion Ken' outrage Catholics in Argentina
Virgin Barbie and Crucifixion Ken have caused outrage amongst Roman Catholics in Argentina.

81-year-old granddad commits suicide after falling victim to lottery phone scammers
Perhaps distraught or confused over a constant call from an unknown caller from the 876 area code and for shelling out some money to unknown people, an 81-year old man has reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself on a Sunday morning in Tennessee.

Netanyahu warns Israelis: 'Arm yourself, flames of radical Islam have reached us'
As violence continues throughout Israel, authorities are urging citizens to remain vigilant at all times and to carry weapons, if they have the license, for their own safety.

Pastor shot dead in move 'to terrorise Christians' in east India
A pastor has been shot dead in eastern India as part of an increasing trend of attacks against Christians in India.

Asia Bibi put in solitary confinement over fears she could be murdered in prison
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi, who is on death row for blasphemy, has been put in solitary confinement over fears that she may be attacked by vigilantes.

Psychologists claim ability to change person's beliefs in God using magnets
Experiments conducted by Dr. Keise Izuma from the University of York in England and Colin Holbrook from the University of California, Los Angeles allegedly altered the beliefs in God and spiritual beings using a procedure called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

Busy? Overstretched? 6 strategies for dealing with stress at work
Sarah Abell shares wisdom on dealing with stressful situations in the workplace.

Ben Carson reveals Vladimir Putin's Islamic ties: Khamenei, Abbas were his classmates
Russian President Vladimir Putin has deep Islamic connections which he developed way back when he was a college student in Moscow, Republican presidential aspirant Ben Carson recently revealed.

Prayers urged for elderly Christian woman stabbed on bus in Jerusalem
Friends of a woman stabbed in a bus terror attack in Jerusalem are calling for prayers as she recovers from multiple wounds and a punctured lung in hospital.