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Religious leaders, rights advocates urge Obama to declare ISIS acts as 'genocide'
Religious leaders and activists are urging President Barack Obama to formally declare the killing and displacement of Middle Eastern religious minorities by the Islamic State militants as genocide.
The Oxford Martyrs: Who were they and why were they burned at the stake?
Today marks 460 years since the deaths of two of the Oxford Martyrs.
Anglican, Oriental Orthodox Churches ink historic agreements on Christ's incarnation
For centuries, Christianity has been marked with the division between the Anglican and Oriental Churches. This long-standing split, however, is on its way to becoming mended, after senior theologians from in Anglican Communion and Oriental Orthodox Churches signed historic agreements on their mutual understanding of Christ's incarnation.
Faith under fire: The astonishing story of Edith Cavell, shot 100 years ago today
Edith Cavell was killed by the Germans 100 years ago - she was a modern martyr
Amish girl's cancer court battle ends
Judge formally ends hospital's attempt to give her chemotherapy - parents say God will triumph
Oklahoma, Arkansas come out strongly in defence of students' right to pray in school
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said the ban on prayers at high school sporting events is too broad and the activity should be allowed.
4 Israelis and 22 Palestinians have died in under 2 weeks in violent upsurge
Latest incident sees Palestinian woman and child killed in Gaza
NATO soldiers targated by Taliban in Afghan suicide attack
Bombing breaks a period of relative calm in Kabul after a series of bombings in August
Assisted suicide law in California leaves many unanswered questions, coroners say
In California, there is now a new law that legalize doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally-ill or dying patients. But a group representing county coroners said the measure signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday, leaves so many questions that have to be addressed, including how to classify physican-assisted death on death certificates.
China all set to join Russian offensive vs. Islamist, other anti-Assad forces in Syria
China is reportedly preparing to team up with Moscow to bolster the offensive launched in the war-torn country and against the Islamic State.
Planned Parenthood more concerned about profit than women's healthâformer chief
A former manager at a Planned Parenthood facility in Iowa said the organization was more focused "about its bottom line than it is about the health and safety of women."
'Even war has rules': US airstrike on MSF hospital an 'attack on Geneva conventions'
US Pres. Barack Obama has reportedly vowed to conduct a full investigation into the aerial bombings apparently launched by US military forces on a facility of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which killed 22 people and wounded hundred others last week.
Saudi double whammy: Woman who gets cheated by her husband may face jail time
A Saudi wife who posted a footage online of her husband groping their house help could be put behind bars because of the Kingdom's defamation laws, Emirates 24/7 reported.
Experts to present new evidence on Noah's Ark on Oct. 15 in special Christian event
On October 15, Ahmet Ertugrul, the Turkish expert and discoverer who led a group of explorers to the site of the remains of Noah's Ark will be part of a special Christian event organized by Southern Evangelical Seminary (SES).
Families of 3 students who died after being hypnotised by principal to get $600,000
The board of the Sarasota County School has approved the $600,000 legal settlement to the bereaved loved ones of Wesley McKinley, 16, Brittany Palumbo, 17, and Marcus Freeman, 16.
'Go away' signs greet President Obama in Oregon as he pursues gun control agenda
Despite the expected cold reception, President Barack Obama pushed through with his planned visit to Roseburg, Oregon on Friday to condole with the families of the nine Christian victims who were shot dead by a gunman inside their classroom at the Umqua Community College on Oct. 1.