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Iraqi officials forming new government to combat ISIS

Ex-Westboro Baptist Church member tells people to 'respond with love' to their hate

Ex-Westboro Baptist Church member tells people to 'respond with love' to their hate.

Pastor shot in head in road rage incident regains consciousness; 'It's a miracle he survived,' says sheriff

Jessa Duggar, Ben Seewald's one-year anniversary nearing; family invite relationship advice

It'll be a year next month that 19 Kids and Counting's Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald have been in a courtship together, and the Duggar family are inviting people to share their relationship advice with the young couple.

Number of young people self-harming is on the rise

New NHS figures released today show 70 per cent increase in self-harming among the very young.

Saeed Abedini's children in tearful video appeal to President Obama

Saeed Abedini's children in tearful video appeal to President Obama.

Liberians defy Ebola warnings to attend church: 'Ebola is not going to shake our faith'

Liberians defy Ebola warnings to attend church: 'Ebola is not going to shake our faith.'

Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina thanking God 'every day' for his blessings

It would have been Whitney Houston's 51<sup>st birthday on Saturday and the singer who tragically passed away in 2012 was very much on the mind of her only daughter, Bobbi Kristina.

Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo in 'advanced talks' to join cast of Catholic abuse drama

Some high profile actors are reportedly joining the cast of a new drama about the abuse scandal that hit the Roman Catholic Church in Boston.

South Sudan: Peace talks stall amid 'worst food crisis in the world'

Government and opposition forces have failed to meet the deadline set for a peace agreement, while food shortages worsen.

Gaza's tiny Christian community under siege

New survey released today shows there are 1313 Christians living in Gaza.

Gaza ceasefire holds - negotiations between Hamas and Israel resume today

The latest 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza, which took effect at 9pm GMT on Sunday, is holding so far.

Gammy's Australian parents: 'We didn't abandon our son'

The Australian parents of a surrogate baby boy who it was claimed they had abandoned because of his disability say they wanted him.

Acts 29 church planting network terminates membership of Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill

Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill have had their membership terminated in a church planting network he co-founded.

Ann Coulter says Kent Brantly should never have gone to Liberia; others begs to differ

The conservative commentator says the American medical missionary infected with Ebola would have achieved more serving in morally bankrupt Hollywood than the west African nation ravaged with the deadly virus

What chaplains did in wartime...

The First World War saw the beginning of modern chaplaincy, writes Mark Woods. What was it like for those who served?