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Sewol captain and 3 crew members charged with murder for South Korean ferry sinking
Four South Korean ferry crew members indicted for homicide.

Discovering Jesus through Asian eyes
The Evangelical Alliance has launched a new outreach programme specifically targeted at the UK's growing Asian population.

Sudan: Court upholds pregnant Christian woman's death sentence for apostasy
A court in Sudan has upheld the death sentence for heavily pregnant Christian woman Meriam Yahia Ibraham

Westminster vigil for kidnapped schoolgirls
Nigerian church leaders across the UK calling churches and Christians to a prayer vigil in Westminster on 19 May, as concerns remain for the safety of 276 girls kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Borno state, last month

Michael W Smith: 'I'm more passionate today than ever'
Michael W Smith's new worship album, Sovereign, is out this week. He shares with us here the passion behind his new sound and how he's nowhere close to retiring yet.

Maradona to the Pope: 'The Vatican is a lie'
The 'hand of God' footballing legend has some strong words for Pope Francis

'They died that we might live': York Minster remembers city's World War One fallen
The King's Book of York Heroes contains the names, biographies and photographs of over a thousand of the city's citizens who fell in the Great War

Christians more optimistic about end to global poverty
A survey in the US found Christians were more positive than average about the elimination of global poverty in the next 25 years

Gay marriage to start in Idaho on Friday as judge denies stay request
A federal judge has denied Idaho Governor Butch Otter's request for a stay on Tuesday regarding the decision to reverse the state's gay marriage ban.
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Wind blows 'bouncy castle' 20ft in air; 2 children in serious condition [Photo]
Two children in serious condition after airborne 'bouncy house' drops them from the sky.

Pastor accused of sexual abuse commits suicide, maintains his innocence in suicide note
A 61-year old Pennsylvania pastor accused of sexually assaulting a child over 20 years ago committed suicide on Monday.

100 black Detroit pastors outraged over 'gay rights' comparison to civil rights
100 black Detroit pastors outraged over gay rights comparison to civil rights.

Iranian Christians tortured in prison
Further reports have emerged of Christians being violently tortured and beaten while serving prison sentences for their faith in Iran.

Kermit Gosnell film reaches £2.1m Indiegogo crowdfunding target
A film about infamous abortionist Kermit Gosnell has become the most funded project on the Indiegogo crow funding website

#Pray4Media on Sunday 1 June
Churches and Christians are being encouraged to pray for the media on Sunday 1 June

Weekend of prayer for child-friendly communities: 'Every church in the UK has children in great need'
On 7-8 June 2014, hundreds of thousands of Christians from all over the globe will hold church services, prayer marches and other special events to mark the World Weekend of Prayer campaign, which has been held annually by children's charity Viva since 1996 and will this year focus on child-friendly communities.